DREAMING WITH THE ARCHIVES

Dreaming with the Archives is a public art exhibition by Kinfolk that transforms Brooklyn Bridge Park into a canvas for radical imagination through augmented reality. This groundbreaking AR exhibition invites the viewer to experience digital monuments connected to Brooklyn's layered histories, while engaging with the current landscape and imagining new futures for our public spaces—futures grounded in our shared pasts and radical possibility.

Visitors use their mobile devices to access the AR monuments, created by visionary artists Ari Melenciano, Olalekan Jeyifous, Kiyan Williams, Wangechi Mutu, Jeremiah Ojo, and Hank Willis Thomas. Created for Juneteenth 2025, this exhibition marks the inaugural moment of Kinfolk's multi-city initiative to activate imaginations and preserve stories of place through art and technology across New York City, New Orleans, and Philadelphia.

Credits
* Direction: Kinfolk Foundation
* Development: Pariah Interactive

Pariah Interactive Team
* Technical Direction: Prashast Thapan
* App Development: Jonathan Martinez, YiXi “Luna” Wu, Saumil Savargaonkar, Sachit Nanajkar
* Production & QA: Faith Zeng, Revanth Sama, Malvika Mital
* Additional 3D Art Help: Stephanie Davila, Jonathan Martinez

Exhibitions and Events
* Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, USA (2025)

Selected Press * BKReader: “Brooklyn Art Exhibit Transforms How We See Black History in Public Spaces”
* AP News: “Philanthropist Wendy Schmidt insists science and immersive media can inspire action for the planet”