Selfie with Bellingshausen

Multimedia installation, Selfie Booth with Bellingshausen

Alexey Polyakov March, 30 2023

On the Harbour Kupecheskaya (Kronstadt), opposite the Holland Kitchen Museum (Makarovskaya Street, 2A, St. Petersburg), there was  installed a booth with virtual Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen who welcomes guests, takes free photos and gives wise parting words to children. We invite you to visit the Holland Kitchen Museum and learn more about the history of the place and the life of sailors of past centuries.

Gennady Filippovich as  Bellingshausen

Cook

Sailor

Authors of the project:

Script writing — specialists of Holland Kitchen Museum;

Role of Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen — Gennady Filippovich, actor;

Video processing — Dmitry Beley, Triaxes;

Software — Triaxes Selfie Booth;

Equipment — Тач Лаб, LLC, St. Petersburg, Russia

Holland Kitchen Museum webpage

Photo and video — Varvara Lukinova

Producer — Alexey Polyakov, Triaxes