NAIA
Naturally Artificial Intelligence Art Association
Light Resonances AR in Gwangju (KR) & SensUs Studio Opening in Karlsruhe (DE)
Two connected showcase events take place in Korea and Germany: Light Resonances AR by Rasa Smite, Raitis Smits, with Krista Dintere at Smart Picnic: Sensing the City program in Gwangju (29.11.–5.12.2025), and SensUs Studio Opening in Karlsruhe, Lessingstr. 25 (4.12. at 19.00) and AR/VR showcase (5.12. 15.00–17.00 please RSVP).
Light Resonances AR in Gwangju (Korea) and SensUs XR Showcase in Karlsruhe
Light Resonances AR – Gwangju, Korea
Showcase Period:
Saturday, November 29 – Friday, December 5, 2025
Opening:
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 14:00–17:00 (KST)
Presentation & Discussion – Sensing the City in the Metaverse
Thursday, December 4, 2025
18:00–20:00 (KST) / 10:00–12:00 (CET)
Venue: Metaverse @ Spatial platform
Location:
Metaverse (online) and Miro Center, Gwangju, Korea
About Light Resonances AR
Light Resonances AR is an Augmented Reality experience within Symbiotic Cities, an extended-reality project that imagines a speculative, symbiotic smart ecosystem where natural and digital intelligences coexist.
Created by Rasa Smite & Raitis Smits, with sound artist Krista Dintere, the work visualizes and sonifies subtle exchanges between plants and light. Six multispectrally scanned 3D plants gradually shift from natural RGB coloration into spectral forms aligned with non-human perceptual worlds. Their soundscapes evolve accordingly—from field recordings to sonified translations of spectral data—revealing patterns of light absorption, pigment-driven coloration, photosynthetic activity, and plant vitality.
These resonances of light make visible and audible the delicate processes through which plants transform light into life, offering an experiential entry point into imagining symbiotic futures across naturally–artificial urban environments.
The showcase is curated by Daria Mille (NAIA, Karlsruhe) as part of Smart Picnic: Sensing the City, curated by Seungah Lee (Urban Art Lab, Seoul) at the Miro Center, Gwangju.
Connection to SensUs Karlsruhe
In parallel with the Light Resonances AR presentation in Gwangju and the Metaverse, the NAIA in Karlsruhe is organizing a local showcase of artworks from the SensUs: Symbiotic Cities project taking place as a part of SensUs Studio Opening Program on Thursday, December 5, at 19.00 at Lessingstr. 25, 76135 Karlsruhe (just 8 minutes walk from ZKM).
SensUs XR Showcase – Karlsruhe
When:
Thursday, December 4, 19:00 – SensUs Studio Opening featuring presentations of Light Resonance AR and Solarceptors VR by Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits, along with showcases of other SensUs AR artworks. (Free and open to all. Space is limited, please RSVP)
Friday, December 5, from 15:00-18:00 – Private View: Light Resonance AR and Solarceptors VR by Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits (please reserve a time slot via Eventbrite).
Saturday, December 6, from 15:00-17:00 – SensUs Showcase and Platform Meeting (Hybrid Event, with network participant’s joining remotely).
Where:
NAIA: SensUs Studio
Lessingstraße 25, 76135 Karlsruhe
Entry:
Free and open to all. Space is limited
RSVP via Eventbrite (or via email rasa@rixc.org)
About the SensUs XR Showcase
The event marks the opening of the SensUs Studio and presents a selection of works on the SensUs Art XR platform, an immersive ecological art environment co-curated by NAIA (Karlsruhe) and RIXC (Riga). The platform is developed in close collaboration with partners in Canada, Taiwan, and the Baltic–Nordic region.
The SensUs Art XR platform features multimedia 3D and spatial sound works by artists including Yuchin Chen, Jung Eun Lee, Anna Manankina, Isabella Münnich, Jurģis Peters, Oleksandr Sirous; Krista Dintere; Sabīne Šnē, Ivo Tauriņš; Tuan Mu, Rodolphe Macabéo, Rihards Vitols, Zane Zelmene reflecting an expanding network dedicated to ecological and symbiotic futures through immersive art.