• PORTALS OF REMEMBRANCE

    June 2025
    AR Kinfolk Tech Foundation New York City AIDS Memorial

  • Portals of Remembrance, an AR exhibition staged by Kinfolk, explores a new way to honor and illuminate the underrepresented figures within the HIV/AIDS movement through three virtual monuments at the New York City AIDS Memorial Park.

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Kinfolk collaborated with the New York City AIDS Memorial to create Portals of Remembrance, an exhibition featuring three augmented reality (AR) monuments created by four renowned contemporary artists: Derek Fordjour, Egyptt LaBeija, Tourmaline, and Jacolby Satterwhite. Reimagining the New York City AIDS Memorial as a dynamic site of memory and empowerment through the Kinfolk app, this exhibition aims to honor and illuminate the stories of underrepresented figures within the HIV/AIDS movement.

Credits
* Direction: Kinfolk Foundation
* Development: Pariah Interactive

Pariah Interactive Team
* Technical Direction: Prashast Thapan
* 3D Art: Stephanie Davila, Jonathan Martinez
* App Development: Jonathan Martinez, YiXi “Luna” Wu, Sahil Sharma, Saumil Savargaonkar
* Production & QA: Faith Zeng, Malvika Mital

Exhibitions and Events
* New York City AIDS Memorial, New York, USA (2025 - 2026)

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