Parris Goebel Takes Us On An Augmented Reality Of Self-Expression

By Eva Wilson
Viva
Parris Goebel takes on the world of AR with Spark. Photo / Supplied


The Spark 5G Street Museum is bringing to life the creative visions of some of New Zealand's top talent. Parris Goebel, Benee, David Dallas, Teeks, and Askew One are the creative directors of the five personalised Augmented Reality (AR) exhibits which can now be viewed by the public in select streets across Aotearoa.

Wearing a chartreuse coat and perfectly clashing neon pink nails, Parris Goebel gave Viva an insight into her AR creation.

“The whole world is inspired by how I feel when I dance. The inspiration comes from the superpowers that I feel when I move… being invincible, powerful, almost like this superhuman kind of feeling.”

After reaching her level of success, Parris Goebel does appear superhuman. Harnessing Parris's talent for envisioning choreography seems a natural step for Spark when pushing the limits of their AR technology.

“To be able to create art in a world where I can do almost anything I want is super exciting. I worked with Spark in a purpose-built studio in Los Angeles, wearing a full-body motion capture suit that captured my every move.”

“The suit was really hard actually because it's super skin tight and you're trying to do your movement, but it's quite restricting.”

Left to right: Teeks, Parris Goebel, Benee and David Dallas. Photo / Supplied
Left to right: Teeks, Parris Goebel, Benee and David Dallas. Photo / Supplied

It's nearly unfathomable to consider Parris having difficulty dancing. Off the back of her third Emmy nomination for her work on the Savage x Fenty shows, Parris says she is now looking to solidify her move into TV and Film.

“You know what's interesting about the Savage x Fenty show is the styling is happening while I create, so usually I'm creating from a blank canvas. Rihanna usually gives me a lot of freedom to do whatever I want to do, which is always really fun. She really trusts me and trusts my vision.”

“In TV and film, there's an opportunity to share my work in the biggest way possible. Hopefully next year I'll be directing my debut film and lots of other exciting projects that are in the works. I can't express how excited I am to take my movement onto the big screen because I do feel that's where it belongs.”

Parris hopes that rangatahi will find inspiration to find their “superpower” from her exhibit.

“That's the message: this is my superpower, what's yours? Find it and use it every day and use it every opportunity you can. That's what makes me feel alive. Find that and explore it, master it and then share that with the world.”

The Spark 5G Street Museum app is free to download. The Street Museum exhibits can be viewed by the public across select streets in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

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