{"id":31802,"date":"2020-01-21T10:22:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T09:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newimages-hub.com\/residence-afrique\/"},"modified":"2021-06-22T17:12:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:12:50","slug":"xr-residency-africa-france","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newimages-hub.com\/en\/programs-residencies\/xr-residency-africa-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa-France XR Residency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"ghostkit-grid ghostkit-grid-gap-md\"><div class=\"ghostkit-grid-inner\">\n<div class=\"ghostkit-col ghostkit-col-md-12 ghostkit-col-6\"><div class=\"ghostkit-col-content is-layout-flow wp-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\"><h1     class=\"main-title \">Launch of the first Africa-France XR Residency<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>With a shared goal to encourage the creation of new innovative contents and international collaborations, the <strong>NewImages Festival<\/strong> and the <strong>Digital Lab Africa launched for African artists the very first XR creation residency in France.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the <strong>Africa2020 Season<\/strong>, the NewImages Festival hosted in Paris two South African artists. During this one-month residency, the <strong>poet Xabiso Vili<\/strong> and the <strong>digital artist Sonwabo Valashiya<\/strong> developed a common artistic project mixing photography and augmented reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fruit of their collaboration during this residency <strong>was presented during the festival<\/strong>, from June 9th to 13th, 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ghostkit-col ghostkit-col-md-12 ghostkit-col-6\"><div class=\"ghostkit-col-content is-layout-flow wp-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newimages-hub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2fffff54694553.5965e08a1dba1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32207\" width=\"418\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newimages-hub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2fffff54694553.5965e08a1dba1.jpg 628w, 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