Myth comes alive
Culture
Michael Müller’s room-filling painting “The Given Day” tells the ancient myth of Castor and Polydeuces in impressive visual language. The work makes the cyclical journey of the twins between Olympus and Hades tangible – hour by hour, day by day. Exhibited in the staircase hall of the Neues Museum in Berlin, the work brings the ancient narrative back to the place where figures of the Dioscuri once stood.
Stan Hema was commissioned to develop an interactive digital extension of the work, which reveals the creation process of the monumental artwork and brings the ancient saga of Castor and Polydeuces to life in an immersive way.
The resulting app enables a sensually deepened access to the work through the connection of art, myth and technology – on site in the museum or as a digital experience on the go.
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