This exhibit was developed in part by Medill students through the Northwestern University Knight Lab, an interdisciplinary lab class focused on the intersection of technology and storytelling. The augmented reality elements of this exhibit, designed by Tactic Studio, represent the beginnings of a new age of experiential storytelling characterized by multisensory, immersive experiences.
There are a total of 21 works that include augmented reality in Inescapable Truths. To preview the activation of three such artworks with AR, scan the QR code here with a mobile device and then point your device’s camera at an artwork below to activate the experience.
Scan this QR code with a mobile device with internet access.
Group Prayer (Benghazi, Libya, March 17, 2011), 2024
Dispersal (Waterfront, Sirte, Libya October 17, 2011), 2024
Ruins (Downtown Sirte, Libya, 4-days after the capture and killing of Muammar el Gaddafi, October 24, 2011), 2024
Remembering Anton (near Brega, Libya, on October 6, 2011, the site where Anton Hammerl was shot and killed and James Foley, Clare Morgana Gillis, Manuel Brabo were attacked and captured on April 5, 2011), 2024
Retreat (Road to Ajdabiya, Libya, April 1, 2011, 12:00pm), 2024
Mother’s Lament (Sermin, Idlib Province, Syria, March 28, 2012), 2024