Uplifting Instruction

William Forsythe
1949, New York, NY (US) – Frankfurt am Main (DE)

Augmented Reality Project

In collaboration with WAVA >

Exhibited:
Venice, Grand canal, 2026
Wassenaar, Museum Voorlinden, 2026
Karlsruhe, ZKM, 2026

Four planes traversing the sky above the Grand Canal in Venice, each trailing a banner. Through the smartphone’s screen, participants reveal and track their movement. Together, the banners form an instruction — a call for action.
Viewed from the outside, those looking up move in intentional yet unexplained ways — heads tilting, bodies turning, attention held by something only they can see. An absent presence that occupies and augments the site. One that cannot be taken down.