Storytelling Project is an evolving multimedia collection that Svetlana Gencheva is gradually presenting on the cryptographic art platform OpenSea. This project brings together more than fifty works, using various classical and digital techniques such as oil painting, engraving, animation, magic lantern, augmented reality, and video mapping. Each individual element in the collection contains the narrative behind this project, Mythology of My Aquarium, imagined and written by Svetlana Gencheva. It is a story about light, darkness, acceptance, and personal transformation. Through the eyes of a small luminous fish, we embark on a contemplative journey to discover beauty and wonder. This enchanting tale celebrates diversity as a guiding light in our interconnected world, highlighting the dreams that unite us and the unique brilliance within each of us. The images of Storytelling Project, initially created in oil paint, are digitized and enriched with augmented reality animations, providing an immersive experience. Each painting is crafted by hand, then digitized and animated. Finally, thanks to a dedicated free app (Halo AR), the paintings transform into animated loops, bringing the images to life and turning the contemplative experience into an immersive one. One of the goals of the Storytelling Project is to develop a collection of images worthy of a graphic novel with augmented reality. The project will then be adapted into Gif Art and ultimately into an animated short film. By combining the traditional medium of oil painting with AI-generated animation special effects, the film manages to illuminate the epiphany at the heart of the narrative: the personal transformation leading to universal metamorphosis. The animation Mythology of My Aquarium is directed by Svetlana Gencheva, with original music by Philippe Marion, and editing, sound design, and AI animation created by Daniel Ahmakov, featuring the voices of Benoît Marisal and Anika Jeliaskoff. Completed in May 2024, the film won three Best Animated Short Film awards at the Los Angeles Short Film Awards, the Courtyard Independent Film Festival (Naples), and Global Shorts (LA). It has also been nominated for the Fiction for Tomorrow competition by the French Ministry of Culture, as well as for the New York Film & Cinematography Awards 2024, the Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards, and the Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards. It was also selected for the official program of the Japan World Film Festival, the VALÈIFF / València Indie Film Festival, the LIFT-off Film Festival, the Best Hollywood Short Film Festival, and the São Paulo Film Festival.

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Virtual Reading: Halo AR

For reading in virtual mode:

1. Download the Halo AR app : https://www.lightup.io/apps

2. Follow me: username: Svetlana (svetlana.ucl@gmail.com),

Collection name: Storytelling Project

3. Scan the painting