Tamiko Thiel:
Reign of Gold
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Reign of Gold
"Reign of Gold" is an AR art project in conjunction with the Occupy Wall Street movement and can be viewed anywhere in the world in your favorite location. It surrounds you with a rain of $50 gold eagle coins.
To view "Reign of Gold" see directions below.
Please take a screenshot against your favorite object of protest and email it to me at: gold@mission-base.com.
Thanks to all who have contributed! All images are from Tamiko Thiel unless otherwise noted.
"Reign of Gold" is part of "AR Occupy Wall Street" organized by Mark Skwarek. See the website http://aroccupywallstreet.wordpress.com/ for all projects (the other artworks might only be visible in the Wall Street area of New York City).
"Reign of Gold," New York Stock Exchange, Broad Street facade.
"Reign of Gold," New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street entrance.
"Reign of Gold" - Video - New York Stock Exchange, Broad Street facade.
"Reign of Gold" @ the Bank of England, London
"Reign of Gold" @ TEPCO, Tokyo, Oct. 15, 2011.
Photo: Visual Brains
"Reign of Gold" @ Reichstag, Berlin.
Photo: Holger Grahn
"Reign of Gold" @ Reichstag, Berlin, Oct. 15, 2011.
Photo: Holger Grahn
"Reign of Gold" @ Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney, Oct. 15, 2011.
Photos: Warren Armstrong
"Reign of Gold" @ Pershing Square (left) and City Hall (right), Los Angeles.
Photos: Kenji Thielstrom, Oct. 15, 2011
"Reign of Gold" @ Centennial Square, Victoria B.C.
Photo: Will Pappenheimer
"Reign of Gold" @ Provident Loan Association, San Francisco. Photo: Rob Rothfarb
"Reign of Gold" @ The Old Mint, San Francisco. Photo: Rob Rothfarb
"Reign of Gold" @ Sykes College of Business (left) and Sykes Chapel (right) in Tampa,Florida.
Photos by Santiago Echeverry as part of ELECTRONICS ALIVE VII @ U. of Tampa, 2013.
Viewing directions for "Reign of Gold":
- On your smartphone (Android or iPhone4) download the free LAYAR reality browser app.
- In Layar, search on "reign of gold" to find and launch the artwork.
You should be surrounded by a rain of falling gold coins.
- Please take a screenshot against your favorite object of protest and email it to me at:
gold@mission-base.com
- NOTE: If you are on an iPhone or iPad2, you might need to refresh a couple of times to get the artwork to center around you. The white dot on the "radar" in the upper right corner of the screen should be in the very middle of the radar.