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Marco Rosario Geraci
AR/VR Contextualization of the Statue of Zeus from Solunto
The aim of the research is to test how VR and AR technologies can contribute to a virtuous reconnection between the museums, where archaeological works of art are exhibited, and the sites where these works come from. The connection between the museum and the site will be operated with panoramic images generated with SfM photogrammetric tools; these images will set up a twofold reconnection: i) between the work of art and the building where it was hosted; ii) between the building and the site, with the landscape around. The connection between the site and the museum will be operated with Augmented Reality, through the visualization on site of the works of Art exhibited in the archaeological …
Mostrare l’invisibile: il soffitto trecentesco nascosto del convento di Santa Caterina a Palermo
Digital surveying and representation technologies have been widely used for the visualization of works of art and architecture that no longer exist or have been moved from their original location. These researches share a common feature, that can be resumed by the motto “Display the invisible”, already used in research experiences [Colosi et al. 2015; Gambin et al. 2021]. The purpose of this research is the visualization of a 14th century wooden ceiling, painted by anonymous artists, that covered the hall used for the assembly of the Chapter in the convent of Santa Caterina, at the heart of the historic center of Palermo. The hall was reshaped at the end of the 18th century to serve as a sa…