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Mainbeam Virtual Redux

Mainbeam Virtual Redux is a short film documenting the reconstruction of a performance artwork by Charlie Hooker, originally staged in 1983 within a multi-storey car park that no longer physically exists. The original site was demolished in the years following the performance, leaving only photographic and video documentation.

The virtual reconstruction of the performance was developed as part of the InGAME Creative Research and Development programme, led by archivist and curator Adam Lockhart. Using a game engine, the reconstruction sought to re-establish the spatial conditions of the original site based on available reference material.

Short documentary · Research-project

Film still.

Fort Dee’s involvement was focused on documenting this reconstruction process and its relationship to the original performance. The film traces how virtual environments can be used to revisit site-specific artworks when the physical conditions of their making no longer exist.

Film still.

Documenting this project, alongside other InGAME initiatives, directly informed Fort Dee’s ongoing interest in virtual reconstruction, immersive environments and the use of real-time technologies within heritage and place-based contexts. These experiences continue to shape subsequent research and project development.

Filmed on location in Dundee, Scotland.

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