Iris

During the Covid-19 lockdown, Brooke began contemplating the deep isolation we experienced as a collective on a global scale. Personal transformations began happening to us all - behind closed doors. As a reaction to the times, Brooke began collecting reclaimed doors from her community in Telluride, CO, and transforming them into works of fine art. During this time, she also used Virtual Reality as a tool to escape the current lockdown situation. With a background in oil painting, Brooke works in Virtual Reality to translate her paintings into immersive 3D simulations. When Brooke puts on a VR headset, she is displaced from her physical reality and is transported into the virtual realm. With controls in both hands, she digitally paints with light and animated brushes in 360 degrees. Ultimately in VR, Brooke is creating her own experiential worlds that surpass the limitations of painting. “Iris” is featured in Brooke's "Unknown Zone" exhibition at the Arlo Wynwood hotel during Miami Art Week 2022. The exhibition features three mind-bending, portal-inspired installations that bridge both physical and digital realms. “Iris” is featured in Brooke’s 33 ft mixed reality portal installation. The sculpture explores the notion of the multiverse: a theoretical reality that includes an infinite number of parallel universes. Five of Brooke’s fine art doors are embedded into the whimsical turf facade. Animations of Einbender’s Virtual Reality dreamscapes appear through the windows of each door, creating captivating portals that pull the audience into different otherworldly dimensions. 10% of the proceeds from this sale will be donated to the Ocean Rescue Alliance (ORA), a Florida-based nonprofit that specializes in designing innovative techniques to restore marine environments. The goal of ORA's artificial reef program is to construct structures that mimic natural reef habitats and inspire with functional art.