Augmented reality takes the art world to Silk Road

A new exhibition of ancient treasures from the World Heritage listed site transports the viewer to the past.
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Digitising the murals inside Cave 61 (907–60), Dunhuang, Gansu Province. Photo: Sun Zhijun

Most of us we will never have the opportunity to visit the ancient archaeological sites of China’s infamous Silk Road. A new exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) alters that reality – well let’s say “augmented reality” – with a remarkable interactive exhibition.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina