Paper Planes
Jamaica's First Augmented Reality Art Exhibition
10A Gallery | R Hotel
Kingston, Jamaica
2021
Where Storytelling Meets Technology
Paper Planes is a body of work about the visual language of Jamaica. Presented as the island's first augmented reality art exhibition, the collection explored what happens when painting meets digital technology.
Every artwork becomes a living experience through augmented reality, allowing viewers to step beyond the canvas and into animated stories rooted in Jamaican culture. AR is used as a storytelling tool, extending the narratives already embedded within each painting.
Golemine
Serve & Protect
Don Lane
Bike Back
Dancehall Queen
Timeless
Ghetto Love Letter
Videolight
The Entertainer
A Love Letter to Jamaican Culture
At its core, Paper Planes exmaines and is built on the iconography of Jamaica. It explores the mix between dancehall, politics, food, music, roadside cook shops, neighbourhood conversations and everyday street life.
Through familiar symbols like sound systems, domino tables, zinc fences, jerk chicken, community brown dogs and politics.
The collection captures the people, rituals and moments that continue to shape modern Jamaican identity.
Dancehall as Cultural Memory
One of the strongest themes running throughout the collection is dancehall. The music and culture is one of Jamaica's most influential forms of storytelling.
The artwork Timeless reflects this through two generations dancing together, an elderly woman and a young girl connected by the same rhythm.
It is a reminder that dancehall has endured political change, social shifts and global influence while remaining deeply woven into Jamaica's cultural identity.
Celebrating Cultural Icons
The collection also recognises the individuals who continue to shape Jamaican culture. The Entertainer, an artwork inspired by Vybz Kartel's influence on dancehall and contemporary Jamaican identity, later became the lead artwork for the Freedom Street Festival, extending the life of the exhibition and reinforcing its place within one of Jamaica's defining cultural moments.
More Than an Exhibition
Paper Planes extended far beyond the gallery walls. The accompanying NFT collection sold out, demonstrating that the work resonated across both physical and digital audiences. Together, the exhibition and NFT release marked an important milestone in Caribbean contemporary art, bringing together fine art, emerging technology and cultural storytelling in a way that had not previously been seen in Jamaica.
Redefining the Art Viewing Experience
When Paper Planes debuted, audiences experienced something never before presented in Jamaica. Through augmented reality, each painting transformed into an immersive experience combining animation, movement and sound. The technology deepened the emotional impact of each piece and challenged expectations of what contemporary Jamaican art could become.
Bring the Story Home
The stories told through Paper Planes don't have to end at the art show. Whether you're a collector, a proud Jamaican, or someone drawn to contemporary Caribbean art, each piece is an opportunity to bring a part of that story into your own space.
Collect a museum-quality print that sparks conversation, celebrates Jamaican culture, and supports the continued creation of work that documents the people, symbols and stories shaping our identity.