Animation, illustration, design and direction of interactivity for #100WORDPILGRIMAGE project as a member of Beddow'n'Battini collective. 

The ‘100-Word Pilgrimage’ is our way of exploring new perspectives on the city that has inspired our work over the years: London. The writers journeyed out first, bringing back one-hundred-word long interpretations of various parts of London. Then the visual artists followed, responding to the writings as they explored the locations for themselves.
Find out more at http://100wordpilgrimage.com

Beddow’n’Battini Studios is a collective of artists from all disciplines. We make the most of the diversity of talent within our collective to tell stories and create characters. We’re always on the lookout for new ways to collaborate and new ways to communicate. The 100 Word Pilgrimage was our way of exploring new perspectives on the city that has inspired our work over the years. The writers journeyed out first, bringing back one-hundred-word long interpretations of various parts of London. Then the visual artists followed, responding to the writing as they explored the location for themselves. With all the work assembled, our team of animators set to work bringing these words and static images to life. We created a window into London through the eyes of its inhabitants. This window was in fact the screen any phone or tablet onto which the augmented reality app Aurasma had been downloaded. Using sophisticated image recognition technology combined with an intuitive interface, Aurasma enabled us to create an interactive layer to our work, inviting the audience to step into the pictures and hear the stories spoken to them out loud. The 100 Word Pilgrimage started with a conceptual journey for each artist, but the destination was a physical art experience for anyone who wanted to take a closer look for themselves.

First launch: December 2012

Journey from East to South: May 2013

With a focus, this time, on journeys from the East to the South, the edition of the '100-Word Pilgrimage' aimed to highlight a more specific aspect of this city that Beddow 'N' Battini had been exploring for the past year.

Hosted by The Hatched Gallery, the “100-Word Pilgrimage” exhibition took the audience on an exciting voyage through London, where many members of the collective themselves live, study, create and work. It showcased their vision of the city, a vision to share, confront and learn from.

Journey North: July 2013

Uniting writers, artist and animator in a celebration of storytelling, the show takes you on a physical pilgrimage from N7 to N1 in order to view London location that have inspired each art piece. Writers set out upon Croydon to Holloway Road creating stories surrounding each location. Each week people were invited to  a new space: Pieburry Corner, Canal 125, Metro Imaging and  Commune Cafe