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Glitched: Quest for the Lost MacGuffin
Work

2016
Exhibition Design 

Derby QUAD

with Nicholas Mortimer as Scene Everything

Glitched: Quest for the Lost MacGuffin was a multidimensional interactive exhibition at Derby QUAD. We designed an immersive physical set to house an augmented reality (AR) experience, where visitors used iPads to search for fragments of a lost digital MacGuffin and other decoy objects. The project was a collaboration with other digital and sound artists, whose interactive imagery and musical score combined with the design to create a compelling narrative experience.

The concept for the environment extends from the notion of the classic crime caper—transporting the audience through multiple scenarios which are connected by dream-like transitions, where unexpected scene changes enhance the spectacle of the chase.

The journey travels through four distinct scenes, each one drawing upon film noir and other cinematic themes. Architectural glitches shape transitions through the different scenes—from trick bookcases and broken walls to boarded-up doorways, creating moments of distortion and disruption. The scenes connected in a loop, encouraging visitors to explore and construct their own individual narratives.