3D Holographic shows & Installations

The Neo-Bionic Couture is a critical inquiry into the hybridization of high-tech engineering and sculptural form. By transposing the traditional parameters of haute couture into the realm of contemporary digital art, the work challenges the static categorization of the "wearable." It posits the garment not as a functional attire, but as a kinetic, light-emitting sculpture that navigates the liminal space between objecthood and performance.

At the core of this project lies the transformation of the textile into a digital substrate. Through the intricate integration of LEDs, the fabric is reclaimed as a malleable, responsive canvas—a nomadic architecture that wraps, contours, and defines the human form. By embracing the fluidity of light, the work destabilizes the traditional perception of mass and texture, offering a transient aesthetic experience where the artwork becomes a living, moving interface.

Ultimately, The Neo-Bionic Couture is an exploration of "post-human" aesthetics, where technology ceases to be an external tool and becomes an intrinsic layer of our material reality. It is a work that does not merely occupy space—it redefines the boundaries of the sculptural object through the ephemeral, programmable nature of light.

Installed within the Carrousel du Louvre, this 130 cm centerpiece commands the space—not through physical mass, but through an almost ethereal presence. Occupying nearly the entirety of the booth, the work invites the viewer to engage in an exercise of deconstruction: what defines an artistic object when matter is replaced by light?

This holographic installation problematizes the very essence of three-dimensionality. Here, texture is no longer tactile; it is a luminous interpretation, a transposition of density into photons. As we observe the work, we realize that "three-dimensionality" is not a fixed property of the object, but a relational construction. The scale of the piece fluctuates according to our position in the room; its translucency shifts with our viewing angle, challenging the classical perception of sculpture.

We are not presented with a representation of an object, but with its spectrum. By compelling the public to navigate around its variable geometry, the installation questions the authority of perspective and the nature of our own vision. At the heart of the Louvre, this work proposes a new ontology: an art form where "form" is not something possessed, but something experienced in the constant mutation of light and space.

Invited artists: Empório Aragão, Ashima Kumar, Marina Emphietzi, Shafaq Ahmad, Marc Van der Leeden, Angela Thouless, Tohiona, Hana Kajioka, Elena Varnava,Sandhya Singh.

The Gaze Vault is a next-generation interface where the user's input isn't a click or a touch, but presence and focus. Inspired by the philosophy that 'contemplation is the ultimate luxury,' this experience uses AI computer vision to monitor the viewer's gaze. The art archive only reveals itself when the user consciously decides to focus. It’s an exercise in 'Slow Tech,' transforming the act of browsing into a ritual of contemplation, ultimately rewarding the user with a unique digital token.

Invited artists: Empório Aragão, Ashima Kumar, Marina Emphietzi, Shafaq Ahmad, Marc Van der Leeden, Angela Thouless, Tohiona, Elena Varnava,Sandhya Singh.

What remains of form when we turn it into light?
During the Cannes Film Festival, we brought the debate regarding technology and the essence of art to the stage of THE MAN AND THE MACHINE. The result was a hologram that functioned more like a mirror than an image: a mirror reflecting our own limitations in perceiving the world in 3D.

Our goal was to challenge traditional perception. How does a machine interpret texture? How does the human eye adjust when three-dimensionality is stripped of physical matter and reduced to photons? By problematizing 3D vision, we didn't just attempt to recreate objects; we aimed to deconstruct the very idea of volume. After all, is three-dimensionality in art a property of the object, or a construction of our mind? Above all, this installation is an invitation to inhabit that doubt.

Invited artists: Empório Aragão, Ashima Kumar, Marina Emphietzi, Shafaq Ahmad, Marc Van der Leeden, Angela Thouless, Tohiona, Hana Kajioka, Elena Varnava,Sandhya Singh.

Suspended hologram mounted with LED lights. 42 cm.

Prepare for an unprecedented artistic immersion. Our mobile 3D hologram offers an innovative curatorial platform, showcasing the works of three invited visual artists in a way that transcends the conventional. This cutting-edge technology projects three-dimensional visuals that appear to float in space, creating a unique intersection between art and digital innovation.

Invited artists: Empório Aragão, Poetonic, Sandhya Singh and Sonia Raymond

Immersive Canvas 5.0 is an innovative artistic installation by the duo Empório Aragão, exploring the intersection between art, fashion, nature, and technology. This proposal offers an immersive and interactive experience, dissolving the barriers between the physical and the digital, and invites the audience to reflect on contemporary forms of expression.

The installation features two artworks created with artificial intelligence (AI) and a 3D hologram fixed to the wall that projects animations of these works, originally inspired by the five elements of Japanese philosophy, known as godai. From here, we are encouraged to explore new possibilities beyond their static function, whether through the animation of these works using AI in the hologram or through wearable art, presented in two suspended pieces, where these works take on a mobile and performative dimension. To complement this narrative, a video projection accompanies the installation, providing context for the creations.

Featured artist: Empório Aragão

Empório Aragão have unveiled a groundbreaking holographic installation in collaboration with renowned visual artists for the Empório Aragão fashion show at Japan's Osaka Fashion Week. This innovative fusion of art and fashion redefines the boundaries of creativity, showcasing stunning visual narratives that enhance the aesthetics of the runway. The installation not only captivates the audience but also elevates the overall experience, marrying high art with cutting-edge fashion in a truly unforgettable display.

Invited artists: Empório Aragão, Ashima Kumar, Catarina Diaz, Joe Stublick, Marina Emphietzi, Vinatha Reddy, Shafaq Ahmad, Marc Van der Leeden, Sandra Pita Soares, Lina Alves, Susanne Person, Angela Thouless, Die DNA des Lichtes, Keith Grafton, Maite Baron

This exhibition beautifully intertwines Digital Art, New Media, and Fashion. Taking place during Lisbon Fashion Week, the artistic installation encourages a dialogue about new media, which have blurred the formal boundaries of artistic practice, accelerating the hybridization of conceptual realms and the material realization of Fashion.

Invited artists: Empório Aragão, Lina Alves, Sandra Pita Soares, Ashima Kumar, Catarina Diaz, Joe Stublick, Marina Emphietzi, Vinatha Reddy, Shafaq Ahmad, Marc Van der Leeden, Die DNA des Lichtes, Keith Grafton, Maite Baron

Empório Aragão are excited to reveal a stunning holographic installation in partnership with acclaimed visual artists at the Winter Fashion Show held in the picturesque city of Sado. This revolutionary interplay between art and fashion pushes the limits of creativity, presenting mesmerizing visual stories that enrich the beauty of the runway.

From the sun of Cyprus to the light of Portugal, this installation is a meeting of souls and algorithms. Exquisitely intertwining Digital Art and New Media, the installation fosters a dialogue on the dissolution of distances—both physical and artistic. The formal boundaries of traditional practice evaporate, giving way to an aesthetic hybridization where pure concept materializes into forms of light and sound. It is a celebration of art as a living, mutable organism, capable of uniting territories through innovation and collective artistic vision.

Invited artists: Empório Aragão, Ashima Kumar, Catarina Diaz, Marina Emphietzi, Vinatha Reddy, Shafaq Ahmad, Sandra Pita Soares, Lina Alves, Susanne Person, Angela Thouless, Die DNA des Lichtes, Keith Grafton, Maite Baron, Elena Sarri Varnava

Presented in the iconic setting of the Saatchi Gallery during the StART Art Fair, this exhibition marks a milestone in the convergence between the artistic canon and cutting-edge technology. Through curation in Mixed Reality (MR), the installation establishes an unprecedented dialogue between physical and digital space. By integrating masterpieces of Virtual Reality and 3D Holography, the exhibition challenges the traditional perception of the artistic object, proposing a new ontology where the work of art is no longer just observed, but inhabited. It is the materialization of the intangible at the epicenter of London's contemporary art scene.

Invited artists: Empório Aragão, Marina Emphietzi, Kevin Trinh, Ildikó Baranyi, Niko Kapa, ​​​​Chien-Hua Huang, Harry Clinch,Ashima Kumar, Catarina Diaz, Cecília Acevedo, Jamal Masarwa, Maria Imperatore, Raquel Gralheiro, Sónia Travassos, Marina Emphietzi, Arista2099, Ildikó Baranyi, Kevin Trinh, Shelina Khimji

Nilo Cube – Arabian Nights 4.0 proposes a reconfiguration of the exhibition space by tensioning historical monumentality with the immateriality of virtual reality. The work is founded on the digital reconstruction of the Pyramids of Giza, which cease to be mere objects of historical contemplation to function as an immersive environment, where time and architecture collapse into an experience of radical presence.
At the epicenter of this virtual architecture, the Nilo Cube manifests as a massive tectonic structure, composed of stone and sand. This geometric form, in open space, functions as a metaphor for an "artistic tomb"—a reservoir of memory and cultural preservation. However, the structural rigidity of the cube is mitigated by semi-transparent curtains that delineate the perimeter of the installation. These textile elements serve not only as physical boundaries but operate as semiotic devices that represent the fluidity of the spirit and the mutable nature of creativity. Through this dichotomy between the inertia of the monument and the porosity of the curtain, Nilo Cube – Arabian Nights 4.0 invites the spectator to inhabit a liminal space, where ancestral history is mediated by contemporary technology, questioning the boundaries between the finitude of the body and the transcendence of the creative act.