- Linda Hollier
Visions of a Sustainable Future, presented by Modular Commons, is an open-air Augmented Reality exhibition that maps creative solutions for a just, regenerative tomorrow across the public spaces of COP30, the UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil. Using a walkable AR map and a “living library” of projects - from artwork and architecture to community campaigns - the project brings imaginative, site-anchored interventions into dialogue with delegates and the wider public, inviting visitors to pause, explore practical ideas, and imagine how inner and collective shifts can shape a resilient future.
At the heart of the the opening speech by the president of Brazil at the Leaders’ Summit, was the Brazilian notion of Mutirāo, a spirit of collective effort and solidarity. This shared purpose, he said, can bridge divides, inspire cooperation and drive progress where it is most needed.
My artwork Transformation will be shown at the exhibition. It is a contemplative artwork that invites a quiet inner shift as the seed of wider collective change.
The piece shows two human figures in transition, partially dissolving into or emerging from a textured field. Their edges are porous and fluid, neither fully formed nor fully gone. The abstract lines and constellated markings across their bodies suggest energetic pathways, connections forming or reconfiguring and a shift in identity, perception, or state of being.
The muted, earthy-grey background evokes liminality - a space between worlds, neither past nor future. Subtle hints of turquoise, red, and light infusions appear like life force or signals of awakening within the figures. The lack of sharp boundaries feels like the dissolving of an old self-pattern and the emergence of a new one.
At a moment when COP30 calls for implementation and systemic transitions, this work offers a gentle yet essential reminder: the futures we build externally are shaped by the consciousness we cultivate within.
The piece unfolds through Augmented Reality as an intimate moment of activation, encouraging viewers to pause, listen inwardly, and sense an opening towards greater clarity and connection.
Transformation proposes that sustainable futures emerge when personal awareness evolves into collective resonance. As individuals shift towards empathy, presence, and a renewed relationship with the Earth, the ground for collaborative, regenerative systems can take root. Within the intensity of COP30, the work offers a reflective space where inner change and collective transformation meet - inviting both to unfold.
Through Augmented Reality, the viewer is gently drawn into this process, suggesting that personal awakening can inspire collective transformation and more sustainable ways of relating to each other and the Earth.
The exhibition runs from November 10 - 21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil.
- Linda Hollier
Updated: Sep 25
Augmented Reality allows what is intangible to become present, and what is far away to feel close.
Augmented Reality occurs when digital works are layered into physical spaces. By doing so, the gap between your here and my here is bridged, as is the gap between you and me, between your reality and mine. Not only space but also time zones are bridged. In a shared, augmented space, what separates us begins to dissolve.
I am honoured that my iPhoneart will be shown in AR in “Balanced Forces: NYC”. This will be an augmented reality public art walk taking place in the heart of New York City on International Peace Day, 21 September 2025.
On that day, the city will become a canvas for voices and visions from around the globe. Visitors will have their realities augmented not just digitally, but emotionally.
Included might be the artworks of artists from unstable or unsafe environments where traditional exhibition opportunities are way out of reach. Physical galleries may be inaccessible, resources scarce, and travel impossible.
On International Peace Day artists in the exhibition and all those who join the public art walk, will be reminded of our shared humanity.
As strangers pause, lift their phones and enter the world of each artist and encounter their vision, they will see something that is not bound by walls, borders or limits. They will experience artworks that have the ability to dissolve distance and to connect people who many never meet in person. They will encounter art that is not confined to gallery walls or limited by geography.
Art can live in augmented reality, rising in public spaces for anyone to encounter.
As an iPhone artist, my work explores the interplay of stillness and movement occurring simultaneously. Color Healing is a visual meditation, inviting viewers to experience color as a vibrational force that can restore balance and foster peace. The artwork offers a moment of quiet contemplation amidst motion, and is a reminder of the healing potential found in presence and perception.
The Balanced Forces: NYC art walk takes place between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM EST in Bryant Park and the starting point is Margaritaville Resort, 560 Seventh Avenue, New York Live Streaming Event. 1 October 2025 > for info
- Linda Hollier
Updated: Oct 4
Ariano Irpino is a city in southern Italy. Once a year in the historic centre of the town, a cultural event is held which transforms the alleyways of the city into an open air creative laboratory. This provides an engaging experience of art, music, performances, installations, workshops, exhibitions and many other features.
The winding alleys, vicoli in Italian, feature multiple layers of paving stones and building materials. The alleys are not simply pathways, but rather reflections of the city’s growth, with each layer telling a story of past inhabitants.
This year’s event is titled VicoliÈArte2025, and promises yet another adventure filled with creativity, beauty and sharing. The event runs from 28 August 2025 - 31 August 2025 and is open daily from 18h00 - 24h00 CET.
I was delighted when I was approached by Aethereal Studios who will present The Aethereal Gallery at the event. Located in extended reality, visitors to the festival will be able to access the gallery in the Auditorium Lina Wertmúller via a virtual reality headset or via a laptop projected onto a screen. Aethereal Studios has offered me a permanent exhibition in their gallery which will open at the festival.
“. . . passeggiare insieme . . .” or “. . . walking together . . .”, the title of my exhibition, will feature my iPhoneart.
The works in this exhibition come with an invitation to journey together. They provoke curiosity and launch a challenge to the viewer to come along and discover the secrets hidden in mysterious alleyways, where one has not traveled before. Embracing the adventure and walking together gives space to a longing to share all the sensations and emotions that arise during the experience.
For those unable to attend the event in person, I invite you to follow my social media for a direct link to the gallery once the festival begins. I hope to see you there!
Update: The gallery is now permanently open and you can visit it here.