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  "id": 2613646,
  "title": "The Anatomy of Perception II: Reimagining How We Experience Art",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/the-anatomy-of-perception-ii-reimagining-how-we-experience-art",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T16:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/22/the-anatomy-of-perception-ii-reimagining-how-we-experience-art/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Anatomy of Perception II, the latest exhibition by The Curator’s Project, challenges conventional notions of art by inviting audiences to engage with it on multiple sensory levels. This exhibition, located at Nomaada Lagos, expands the role of its environment, using greenery, flowing water, and open space to enhance the experience of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.\n\nUnlike traditional galleries, The Curator’s Project believes art should be accessible and interactive, transcending the walls of a physical space. By integrating art into everyday environments, they aim to make contemporary art more approachable and less intimidating. The founder, Atinuke Akinyanbola, emphasizes that \"art is meant to be felt and experienced,\" which is evident in their curatorial philosophy focused on humanizing art.\n\nInnovative use of immersive technology adds a layer of depth to the exhibition. Akinyanbola's company, Axora Virtual, captures past exhibitions as immersive virtual experiences, seamlessly re-introducing them into new physical installations. This allows current visitors to virtually revisit previous exhibitions within the same space, creating a dynamic, evolving exhibition history.\n\nThrough this approach, each exhibition becomes a doorway to the past, with past exhibitions becoming part of the present. This model extends beyond physical boundaries, allowing audiences to revisit and experience the evolution of The Curator’s Project across time and space.\n\nThe exhibition encourages a mindful engagement with one's surroundings, prompting viewers to look, listen, taste, and feel. It challenges audiences to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and others, fostering empathy and connection. In essence, The Curator’s Project is not just presenting exhibitions; they are redefining the relationship between people and art, making it a continuous, multi-sensory experience that transcends the physical and digital realms. By doing so, they remind us that art's true purpose is to make us feel, think, understand, and ultimately, become more human.",
  "summary": "Yinka Onigbinde What happens when an exhibition is designed not only to be seen, but to be felt, experienced and remembered? This question sits at the heart of The Anatomy",
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}