Eleventh Planet

Sculpture, Augmented Reality, Site-specific

Eleventh Planet is an artwork which sees a sculptured chrome sphere transform into a series of 3D animated artworks that present numerous worlds to explore inspired by the materiality of the cosmos and layers of deep time. This artwork is only accessible when you are standing in front of Eleventh Planet real-world sculpture on-site in Melbourne, Australia. The tracking markers for the AR form part of the artwork, they are composed of 100’s of unique black tiles set into the wall below the sphere, inspired by geometric Voronoi shapes .

Viewers activate the AR artwork by following the prompts and pointing your smart-device’s camera at the tiled walls under the sphere sculpture.

Eleventh Planet

Artists: Joanne Mott & John Power

2023

Materials: Steel, cement, ceramic, water, augmented reality

Developer: Ross Eldridge (Sidus Interactive)

Sound Design: Cameron Saunders

Web Design: Red Galleon

Commissioned by: I&S Investments Pty Ltd and Hacer Group

Art Consultant: ADA

Location: Eastern Eleven, 11‑23 Eastern Rd, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Website link: Eleventh Planet