Eisemann Edge Initiative II

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Curating Civic Imagination

20 Years in 20 Minutes is an immersive, site-specific media installation that reimagines public history through panoramic video, light, and sound. Commissioned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Charles W. Eisemann Center in Richardson, Texas, the project transforms the Bank of America Hall into a cinematic memory chamber where visitors walk through a flowing, non-linear documentary experience.

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Developed in collaboration with the LightSquad at the University of Texas at Dallas, the installation seamlessly blends archival imagery, animated textures, and first-person narratives across four synchronized projection walls. Using a custom projection rig, the space becomes fully wrapped in motion, sound, and storytelling. The content unfolds not on a single screen, but across the entire architectural surface, immersing viewers in a 360° portrait of civic life, past and present.

Students served as researchers, animators, editors, and technical producers, gathering stories in interviews, designing content, and managing real-time projection workflows. Their work turned historical material into an experiential narrative, one shaped not by a fixed timeline, but by movement, proximity, and perspective.

A Merger of Dreams

20 Years in 20 Minutes embodies the Eisemann Edge mission of connecting art, technology, and education through student involvement and public engagement. The work stands as both a celebration and a prototype, a model for how immersive storytelling can animate civic memory, elevate student authorship, and turn architecture into a responsive canvas for reflection and imagination.

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