AEROBANQUETS RMX

In this immersive gastronomy experience, textures and flavors are rendered in virtual scenes but crafted and tasted in real life.

Aerobanquets RMX is a mixed-reality art and culinary experience created by artist Mattia Casalegno in collaboration with Michelin-starred chef Chintan Pandya of Semma, Dhamaka, and Adda fame in New York.

The experience is inspired by F. T. Marinetti’s The Futurist Cookbook, a 1932 collection of surreal recipes full of optimistic and utopian proclamations about the future of dining. Aerobanquets RMX brings both art and food into a new dimension, as an immersive, multisensorial, multicourse meal in mixed reality. It is part art installation and part dining experience, where guests explore, eat, and engage with a whimsical world that alternates between dystopia and hope.

Aerobanquets RMX was presented by Superblue and Meta Open Arts as a special activation during Miami Art Week.

Credits
* Direction: Mattia Casalegno
* Development: Pariah Interactive
* 360 Video Production: Pariah Interactive

Pariah Interactive Development Team
* Technical Direction: Prashast Thapan
* Engineering: Rangoli Mittal, YiXi “Luna” Wu
* 3D Asset Development: Stephanie Davila
* Motion Graphics: Sam Bellamy
* Production & QA: Faith Zeng

Pariah Interactive 360 Video Team
* 360 Camera Cinematography: Sam Warga
* Audio: Pedi Hashemian
* Lighting: Noah Bartel, David Tompkins
* Post-production & Editing: Prashast Thapan
* Production: Prashast Thapan, Adil Trehan, Faith Zeng

Press
* NBC Miami: ‘It Was Magical': Mixed-Reality Dining Experience Presented at Superblue During Miami Art Week
*NBC Miami: One-of-a-Kind Dining Experience
* Cool Hunting: Miami Art Week 2022: Artist Mattia Casalegno’s “Aerobanquets RMX” at Superblue
* Miami New Times: Art, VR, and Culinary-Loaded Aerobanquets RMX Experience Lands at Superblue for Miami Art Week
* Inside Hook: Fine Dining and Virtual Reality Collide at Miami Art Week
* Cultured Mag: 9 Miami Art Week Openings You Shouldn't Miss
* Eater Miami: The Best Food and Drink Events During Miami Art Week 2022