immersive
ART
BY SHIVANI KARAN
Winner of Doc Edge 2024 Best immersive impact award
'Lane 25' combines VR and AR technology, preserving untold histories for future generations.
"Lane 25 is a testament to the power ​of immersive storytelling. By seamlessly weaving VR, projection, and installation ​art with AR elements, Shivani Karan has crafted an experience that doesn’t ​just tell a story — it engulfs you in it.

This is exactly the kind of bold, boundary-pushing
work that defines the future ​of impact storytelling,
and we cannot wait ​to see it resonate with audiences around ​the world." - Christian Jensen, Doc Edge.

NOW SHOWING at Doc Edge 2025
‘Te Rerenga o Muriwai’ is a virtual reality artwork and story telling experience based on the voyaging ancestress Muriwai. Muriwai is well known as a voyager around Aotearoa and across the Pacific Ocean. She is a paramount ancestor and rangatira to the many tribes from the Mataatua waka and also throughout Aotearoa, from Te Whakatōhea to the Hokinga.
Co-creator Allana Goldsmith (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tai) is a creative practice emerging researcher and musician who uses her voice to weave stories. Co-creator Shivani Karan is a digital artist and previously created and exhibited her own VR work ‘Lane25’ in 2024 and won the immersive award at Doc Edge. Together Allana and Shivani have developed ‘Te Rerenga o Muriwai’ VR as an innovative way of storytelling in the digital realm and develop their art forms in spaces that push creative boundaries.

Lane 25 is only viewable at exhibitions.
Last shown at Fresh Gallery Ōtara:
16 Nov 2024 - 1 March 2025.
Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.
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EXHIBITION
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STORY
Lane25 founder, Shivani Karan is dedicated to empowering youth through storytelling programs and hands on experiences with virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Her art aims to showcase the diverse cultures of Aotearoa while preserving stories for future generations.
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