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Bid(s) for Survival is a series of exhibitions by Michael Schindhelm at the Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger. Giga developed a website that reconstructs two chapters—The End of Aging and Roots—as navigable digital twins. Accessible directly in the browser, the platform allows visitors to move through the exhibitions in real-time 3D, extending the physical experience into a permanent online environment.
The digital twin preserves the spatial structure of the original scenographies. Rooms, architectural sequences, and installed objects are rendered as explorable spaces, maintaining scale, proportion, and atmosphere. The result is a realistic reconstruction that retains the exhibitions’ physical presence.
Film installations unfold in place within the 3D environment. Light emitted from videos and flickering neon elements is simulated so that projections subtly influence the surrounding space. The original spatial soundscapes are integrated into each room, preserving the acoustic presence of the installations.
Navigation mirrors the curatorial narrative while remaining open. Visitors can follow a suggested path or move freely between rooms. Each artwork and space is individually addressable, enabling the website to function as both immersive walkthrough and long-term digital archive.
In The End of Aging, visitors traverse a fictional abandoned hospital imagining life without biological death. In Roots, they move through layered histories of Bali through the legacy of Walter Spies. Online, both environments persist beyond their physical duration, extending the exhibitions into an indefinite present.