Zombie Ant Experience interactive sculpture in the Huck Institute at Penn State
VR portion of The Zombie Ant Experience at Penn State
Lead Daryl Branford and Talley Fisher in front of The Zombie Ant Experience interactive sculpture at Penn State Huck Institute of Life Sciences

THE ZOMBIE ANT EXPERIENCE

2018

This interdisciplinary project culminated in an interactive exhibit, combining physical artwork, augmented reality and award-winning life science research on zombie ants.

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DESCRIPTION: The intricate metal sculpture details the life span of a parasitic fungus that infects ants, complete with an augmented reality (AR) overlay that lets you step into the world of the zombie ants. Design visualization specialist Daryl Branford brought in Talley as the Huck Institute for the Life Sciences first Artist-in-Residence, to collaborate on this project. Photographs by Patrick Mansell.

LOCATION: Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA
MATERIAL: Powder Coated Aluminum & Perforated Aluminum, Digital Aluminum Prints, Augmented Reality
DIMENSIONS: 12′ L x 12′ W x 13′ H

BEHIND THE SCENES

Talley Fisher and Will Snyder III work on the Zombie Ant Experience
Talley Fisher works on the interactive sculpture, Zombie And Experience, in her studio.