Article written by Federica Maccotta on WIRED.

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The 32 terracotta sculptures from the exhibition "I Dormienti" in Milan have been scanned using a photogrammetry process that captures the three-dimensional image in the finest detail and will be available for online viewing.

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The months of the pandemic have accustomed us to visiting museums and exhibitions (including those dedicated to cats and the costumes of The Crown) while comfortably seated at home in front of the computer. A mode of enjoying art that, in some ways, could endure even after the emergency. An example of this is the exhibition "I Dormienti" by Mimmo Paladino, which can be visited until May 8th in Milan (with reservation required). Thanks to the collaboration with the milanese startup Wide VR, the gallery hosting it, Cardi Gallery, offers the viewing of the works in Real-time 3D Streaming, which will be visible on the website www.cardigallery.com.

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The 32 terracotta sculptures that compose the artwork, which remind many of the remains of the inhabitants of Pompei and Herculaneum but actually refer to British war shelters during World War II in Henry Moore's drawings, have indeed been scanned using a photogrammetry process that captures the three-dimensional image in the finest detail. They will then be positioned in the gallery's virtual space, where visitors can move online, observing 360-degree details of each statue. Just as they would in reality.
The innovative technology used, Real-time 3D Streaming, comes from the gaming world and aims to raise the level of the final rendering of the virtual exhibition. "At a time when it is essential to think about new ways of participating in exhibition events, this initiative aims to bring an additional tool to bring the public closer to art," explains Nicolo Cardi, group CEO & president of Cardi Gallery.

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