AR.Trail

Discover invisible artworks that explore connections to the environment, the human condition and how people inhabit modern cities on AR.Trail. Funded through the Victorian Government’s Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund, the ground-breaking AR arts tour will draw visitors into Melbourne’s cultural corridor and enhance their city experience. The trail connects NGV International and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, as well as other key sites at Fed Square, ACMI and the Koorie Heritage Trust sites.

A highlight work on display at NGV International includes Ron Mueck’s never-before-seen Head Space, in which a monumentally sized human skull floats over the waterwall entrance. Referencing Mueck’s 2016-17 work Mass, originally commissioned for the 2017 NGV Triennial, Head Space utilises the AR medium to present the work in a gravity-defying format that would not be possible in real life.

Also on display is the first-ever AR presentation of Reko Rennie’s OA Warrior I (pink). An important work in the NGV Collection, the work represents the strength and power of a Kamilaroi warrior through vibrantly colourful neon pink lines. The work is viewable outside Koorie Heritage Trust. Reko Rennie’s OA Warrior I (pink) and Ron Mueck’s Head Space have been especially commissioned for AR.Trail, alongside a new work by Patricia Piccinini, Shoeform (Sprouting), which will be located at Fed Square.

Visitors to NGV can experience further eye-popping digital artworks by leading Australian and international artists across NGV’s two venues, including works by KAWS, Marco Brambilla and David Shrigley inhabiting gallery spaces in NGV International, whilst Olafur Eliasson and Julie Curtiss welcome visitors into The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia in Fed Square.

The Australian-first AR.Trail is a ground-breaking virtual platform that creates new and innovative ways for Australian contemporary artists to present their work, as well as exciting ways for audiences to experience them. Developed in collaboration with Fed Square, ACMI, Koorie Heritage Trust and Acute Art.