The birds

The Birds is an augmented reality piece that shifts the optical illusion of Aki Nurosi’s drawing into the kinetic plane. The line comes alive, the strokes drift, and space slips into a dreamlike and unstable dimension. The work engages in dialogue with Alfred Hitchcock’s renowned film The Birds (1963), evoking its unsettling atmosphere through a hybrid visual language in which the static image is reanimated on the viewer’s device.

Concept and direction: Denica Veselinova

Animation: Pedro Alvera, Rodrigo Lago, Javier Mantilla, and Denica Veselinova

Format: Augmented Reality (Artivive)

Viewing: Artivive app (Android/iOS). Open the app and point it at Aki Nurosi’s image (shown at the beginning of the video or available online).

Exhibition: Optical Illusions, Palacio de Los Serrano, Ávila (2021–2022). Exhibition file: https://www.ucm.es/maquinasdedibujo/la-exposicion