A Mixed Reality Portrait: Rosie Summers paints Alison Jolly
Channel: British Library
Date: 2021-03-25

Artist Rosie Summers created a live Mixed Reality portrait of the inspirational primatologist Alison Jolly, who features in our exhibition, Unfinished Business: The Fight for Women’s Rights.

Using Tilt Brush and mixed reality technology, Rosie painted a portrait in real time of Jolly, a pioneer of lemur biology who championed environmental education with her Malagasy colleague Hanta Rasamimanana. 

The video includes footage of the live Mixed Reality event, background information on Alison and her work and an interview with Rosie about her creative process for the project. 

The live event took place on 21 November 2020 and was part of a series of Unfinished Business events developed in partnership between the British Library and Leeds Libraries. 

Rosie Summers is a Yorkshire-based 3D animator and Virtual Reality Artist who brings characters and worlds to life at high speed through her work. She often does public speaking, VR hosting and masterclasses at prestigious events and festivals, including the BETT show and has been selected for SXSW. Summers has painted live in VR at numerous events and for high profile organisations including BBC Studios, the National Football Museum and Google.