Both the layers of scientific communication and the layers of immersive art seek to capture attention, enhance learning, foster awareness, and encourage participation and reflection. In this context, immersive art strengthens the communication experience, enabling scientific knowledge to be sensory, experiential, and closely connected to human practice. MORE
XR enable a deeper connection between the audience and the artwork. Through immersive experiences, viewers can enter the work’s multiple layers, become an active part of the creative process, and access information in a more engaging and intuitive manner. This fosters meaningful participation, transforming the audience from passive observers into active participants. MORE
Art for science requires us first to be able to translate scientific language into language that is understandable, and also to structure it visually across different formats and platforms without it losing its meaning, and so on at great length.
Creativity for scientific environments requires a very different kind of talent than that of the blank canvas. MORE
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Civic Centers of Barcelona City Council
Bakkali developed a pioneering project that weaves art and new technologies with the empowerment of Arab woman as protagonists in 6 Civic Centers of Barcelona City Council. For three months, Houda Bakkali created a crossroads between 6 civic centers using virtual art, immersive exhibitions, audiovisual, multimedia content and workshops as the link. MORE
Madrid-Barajas International Airport
Houda Bakkali developed the first ever solo immersive exhibitions using physical art, augmented reality, immersive pieces, virtual platforms in two international Spanish airports. These solo exhibitions were held at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas International Airport and Málaga-Costa del Sol International Airport. MORE
Málaga-Costa del Sol International Airport
Houda Bakkali developed the first ever solo immersive exhibitions using physical art, augmented reality, immersive pieces, virtual platforms in two international Spanish airports. These solo exhibitions were held at Madrid-Barajas International Airport and Málaga-Costa del Sol International Airport.. MORE
Houda Bakkali has exhibited her work three times at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, highlighting the power of digital art and new technologies. Her work has also been showcased at iconic venues such as Pointe Croisette, the Casino de Biarritz, and the Palais des Congrès de Biarritz, where she personally presented her art to the city’s mayor. In addition, she created an immersive, multimedia, and virtual exhibition for the Alliance Française, presented in multiple countries worldwide. MORE
In 2020, Houda Bakkali presented an augmented reality enhanced canvas in Sanremo.
Her innovative work, combining traditional art with immersive media, was showcased at the Casino di Sanremo. She received an official welcome at the Palazzo Bellevue from local authorities. Additionally, one of her artworks was exhibited at Sanremo’s Museum of Flowers, highlighting her cultural impact on the city. MORE
Houda Bakkali exhibited the first augmented reality enhanced canvas at the first contemporary art salon held after the COVID lockdown in August 2020. The event took place at the iconic Monte Carlo Circus. Her colorful mixed-media work Life Is Beautiful highlighted the power of digital art as an informative and engaging medium. This innovative approach, blending traditional and digital art, has been showcased by Bakkali at numerous private events in the Principality of Monaco. MORE
Digital artist Houda Bakkali was among the first artists selected for an NFT drop by TIME. In September 2021, TIME invited her to its inaugural Web3 artist initiative. As part of this pioneering project, Bakkali showcased her work at Dreamverse, the world’s first digital art and Web3 exhibition, held in New York City in November 2021. MORE
Houda Bakkali has exhibited twice in solo shows at Paradores. These exhibitions focus on digital art with the female figure as the main subject. She has also given presentations at the Paradores of Cangas de Onís and Soria on the potential of art and new technologies as communicative, informative, and entertaining tools. MORE
Bakkali signed a pioneering project inspired by Don Quixote, conceived as an integrated extended reality (XR) with the female figure operating as the project’s central narrative and conceptual axis. The project is based on immersive art, Web3, audiovisual & multimedia content and different masterclass on art and tech. MORE
Houda Bakkali presents the fusion of physical art and augmented reality at the exhibition hall of the Official College of Physicians of Málaga. An exhibition that redefines the boundaries of the canvas through animation, interactivity, and immersion. MORE
The legendary Reial Cercle Artístic of Barcelona hosted the presentation of the newest artwork by Houda Bakkali, that was the first ever exhibition that interweaves mixed technique canvases with augmented reality and the woman figure as the protagonist in this iconic space that has more than 140 years of tradition and artistic legacy. MORE