The District House is a members only benefit of District216. Come and go as you please, meet amazing members + founders, and interact with speakers on a variety of topics.
Topic: “Storytelling Through New Media (Augmented Reality)"
When: Wednesday, July 17th, 2024 from 5pm to 9pm (Speaker at 6:30pm)
Where: LoDo Studios, 216 E. Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(Please only park across the street on the Office Max side of the lot.)
Members are Free to attend The District House evenings, and are prioritized when we reach capacity.
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Note: We will be filming the speaker for the District216 Change Your Lens Series. Refreshments provided.
Speaker: Kayla Silber, Augmented Reality Artist & Author
SPEAKER BIOS
Speaker: Kayla Silber, Augmented Reality Artist & Author
My passion for the arts began at the ripe old age of 2, when I began occupying myself for hours creating complex architectural structures out of color-coordinated building blocks.
Competing passions for acting, dancing, and singing manifested themselves slightly later in life at the age of 4 though my brilliant living room portrayals of Jennifer Beals in Flashdance, with whom I was obsessed.
Ultimately, visual art won the battle, and after honing my graphic design skills at Parsons in NY, I worked as an Art Director for some of the top ad agencies in Manhattan, including Saatchi & Saatchi and Grey Advertising. In 2009, I moved to LA where over the course of 9 years, I transitioned into the role of creative director for the one of the largest Fashion Tradeshow companies in the world.
While working as a creative director, I decided to revisit my passion for traditional art and in my spare time, began creating a body of work dealing with themes of the divine feminine. I discovered Augmented Reality in 2018, taught myself how to animate, and very quickly established myself as one of the first augmented reality artists in LA.
My mixed media pieces are constructed from thousands of photographs I have taken all over the world. I painstakingly silhouette, disassemble and reassemble my photos to create new configurations and sculptural forms that elevate the ordinary every day to the extraordinary and otherworldly. Using AfterEffects, I revisit the digital iteration and hand-animate the elements to reveal an even richer narrative full of wonder, surprise, and hidden meaning visible only by viewing the painting through an augmented reality app. The process of creating each piece brings experiences into my life that deepen my connection to myself, push me to grow, reveal and heal deep wounds, and give me direct access to a well of knowledge that resides deep within. My art is an intuitive and mystical journey into higher levels of consciousness.
I’ve always written extensively about my work, and my new augmented reality children’s book is the culmination of all my years of hard work and spiritual and artistic exploration. We are leaving a very messy and unpredictable world to the next generation, and these tech-savvy kids need specific tools to help them navigate this new reality. The messages delivered though my distinct style of art and writing will help them to embrace the ancient wisdom required to reconnect to our roots and restore balance to the planet.
