Mimaki’s UJV100-160Plus LED UV printer was used to supply digitally printed imagery for experiential artist, Doddz.
Supported by Hybrid Providers, the unique UK and Eire distributor for Mimaki, this printed imagery was mixed with immersive augmented actuality (AR) environments for Doddz’s non-public viewing exhibition in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
The ‘A Totally different Perspective’ exhibition was designed to supply the chance to expertise the way forward for storytelling and offered a uncommon glimpse into the life and feelings of the artist themselves.
Doddz used a spread of ground graphics, wallpaper, and canvas from Soyang Europe’s vary of digitally printable substrates, and the print was performed utilizing the UJV100-160Plus.
These had been then used to create a collection of scenes that when seen by means of a cell phone, got here to life as AR experiences, in addition to an animated movie and online game.
As well as, the exhibition featured a full-colour 3D printed piano which got here to life with a digital efficiency by American rapper Tyler, the Creator. The file for this was created by Doddz in Blender, after which produced by Hybrid Providers utilizing the Mimaki 3DUJ-553 full-colour 3D printer.
Hybrid Providers supported Doddz with different features of the exhibition together with the plaques that integrated the QR codes utilizing the UJF-3042MkIIe flatbed, and the TxF300-75 DTF printer to create T-shirt graphics.
Duncan Jefferies, head of promoting and enterprise growth at Hybrid Providers, feedback: “When Doddz’s workforce approached us earlier within the 12 months, we realised in a short time what a novel alternative it was to work with such a proficient and visionary artist.
“Pairing leading edge print and materials know-how with the great creativity that Doddz incorporates into each piece made it a really particular collaboration to be concerned with.”
Doddz has gone on to work on extra tasks with Hybrid Providers and Soyang Europe together with a large mural featured in one of many fanzones on the Euro 2024 soccer event.
“Working with Hybrid and Soyang Europe was the distinction between being the success it was and no success in any respect,” Doddz feedback, including: “The steering the workforce give me sharing their expertise and experience is the rationale we’re already engaged on new tasks collectively.”
