#JulietToo
Augmented Reality InstallationTamiko Thiel, 2022
#JulietToo is an official Munich public artwork! To experience it, go to the Juliet statue at the farthest southeast corner of Marienplatz, and scan the QR on the pedestal. Point your smartphone at the statue, allow all permissions, and start the AR experience.
#JulietToo AR installation, 2022, showing Viking avatar. Sited at the Juliet Capulet sculpture by Nereo Costantini, near Marienplatz, Munich.
The AR monument #JulietToo by Tamiko Thiel surrounds Juliet's statue in downtown Munich with body positive avatars as a powerful warrior with a bared breast: Juliet as Amazon Archer; Juliet as Viking Shield Maiden.
In Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet,” the star-crossed heroine was only 13 years old, but determined to decide herself with whom she would share her body. Her bronze statue has no such autonomy: the many visitors doing photo ops grabbing her breast "for luck in love" have worn off its protective patina.
#JulietToo was created for the augmented monuments project ARORA #MakeUsVisible, a network of audio, visual and scholarly engagement empowering diverse female and gender-expansive voices in public spaces. To see all artworks in all cities, click the above link to ARORA.
#JulietToo AR installation showing Amazon avatar, 2022. Sited at the Juliet Capulet sculpture by Nereo Costantini, in Marienplatz, Munich.
