As another major part of the ‘Ghosts in Armour’ project, a virtual tour was created. It was initially centered around the abandoned and now non-existent Whitheads Steel Work in Newport, which was a major factor in the lifeblood of the city of Newport and it’s inhabitants.
To preserve what remained and enable other people a unique view into the 250.000 m² of abandoned industrial space, which was still dotted with traces of human interaction, a virtual tour was created. But more then just a tool to see the spaces now absent, the team of ‘Ghosts in Armour’ deemed it invaluable as a tool for teaching and exploration that brings closer the information and experiences we uncovered in the 9 months of exploration, research and creation.
The virtual tour consists of some 120 full 360º views and more then 500 individual hotspots, revealing history, evidence and information about the industry, workers and spaces.
This was a collaborative project, produced by mainly 4 artists (Matt Wright, Gordon Everett, David Daniel and myself) and consisting contributions from more then 20 artists. I was involved in the design, functionality and production of the virtual tour, as well as the integration into the website.
one of 120 views in the virtual tour of the Whiteheads steel works