05 Jul CAST Co-Creation Studio Visiting artist Jackson 2Bears in the MIT News

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Visiting Artist Jackson 2 Bears spent two years at the Co-Creation studio and one of the outcomes was a virtual Haudenosaunee long house and creation story. Read all about it in the MIT News.

Dancer in the project “Ne:Kahwistará:ken Kanónhsa’kówa í:se Onkwehonwe,” by Jackson 2bears, also known as Tékeniyáhsen Ohkwá:ri (Kanien’kehà:ka)

 

Multimedia artist Jackson 2bears, known as Tékeniyáhsen Ohkwá reimagines the Haudenosaunee creation story through an immersive virtual reality project titled “Ne:Kahwistará:ken Kanónhsa’kówa í:se Onkwehonwe” Hosted by MIT’s Co-Creation Studio, 2bears collaborates with Thru the RedDoor and the Six Nations community to create a virtual longhouse, merging storytelling, drumming, and cultural practices in a shared space. Despite challenges like the unexpected burning of the physical longhouse, the project evolved into a 360-degree immersive experience, premiered at the 2RO MEDIA Festival to enthusiastic acclaim. 2bears envisions future iterations as interactive, living installations reflecting community engagement.

 

To read more, go to this link: https://news.mit.edu/2024/creation-story-told-through-immersive-technology-0614

 

| An Immersive Multimedia Experience of the Haudenosaunee Creation Story by Jackson 2bears