• KINFOLK

    February 2023

  • Kinfolk is an archive of Black and Brown stories that most kids never learn about. Our country's monuments, schools, and history books don't tell the full story. Now you can bring these histories to life with augmented reality, by placing monuments important to Black history in your AR space and learning about them.

    Download the app for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Kinfolk is compatible with any smartphone or tablet device supporting augmented reality.

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Kinfolk is an archive on a mission to bring underrepresented history closer than ever through immersive augmented reality (AR) experiences. With twenty Black and Brown historical figures to choose from and even more upcoming, Kinfolk brings newly imagined monuments to life, allowing you to connect with history using augmented reality and geolocation.

Discover hidden gems through the Kinfolk web portal: kinfolkhistory.com.

Kinfolk is on view at the Museum of Modern Art until July 29th, 2023.

Credits
* Direction: Kinfolk Foundation
* Development: Pariah Interactive

Pariah Interactive Team
* Technical Direction: Prashast Thapan
* App Development: Rishabh Kukreti, Sahil Sharma, YiXi “Luna” Wu, John Bruneau, Samuel Leigh, Aaron Lu, Unnat Ramjiyani
* Web Development: Karl Hohn, Camila Mercado
* Production & QA: Lillyan Ling, Malvika Mital, Faith Zeng
* Additional 3D Art Help: Stephanie Davila

Exhibitions and Events
* Museum of Modern Art, New York (2023)
* Tribeca Festival, New York(2021, 2023)
* LA Music Center, California (2022)
* Growhouse, New York (2022, 2023)
* Project Say Something, Alabama (2023)

Selected Press
* Time Magazine: "This App Could Change How Kids Learn About Historical Heroes"
* Guernica: "A Monumental Shift"
* Hyperallergic: "An AR App Wants to Correct the Scarcity of Monuments to Historical Leaders of Color"
* The Hill: "How AR is bringing Black history to life for middle schoolers across America"

Nominated for BEST CREATIVE NON-FICTION: Tribeca Film Festival 2021
Nominated for BEST XR FOR CHANGE EXPERIENCE: Games for Change 2021

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