RIESEN – Location based AR App (2026)

RIESEN is a commissioned piece for the City of Basel Tourism Office’s ARTour app. ARTour is a location-based AR app offering a tour through the city of Basel. This piece by Gilles Jobin is the first commission in the new series. It will be located on the square in front of the Kaserne Basel.

RIESEN will be accessible starting May 4, 2026.
An artist talk with Gilles Jobin, moderated by Sabine Himmelsbach (Director, HEK), will be held at the Kaserne Basel on May 9, 2026, at 5:00 PM.

To find out more: https://kaserne-basel.ch/de/events/riesen

Tour

2026
09
May
RIESEN - Artist Talk
Artist talk with Gilles Jobin, moderation by Sabine Himmelsbach (Director, HEK)
Kaserne Basel, Basel, Switzerland
RIESEN – Location based AR App
04
May
RIESEN – Location based AR app launch
App ARTour City of Basel, Tourism Office
Kaserne Basel, Basel, Switzerland
RIESEN – Location based AR App

Credits

Artistic Direction: Gilles Jobin
With: Susana Panadés Diaz and Ivan Larson
Developer: Adryan Barilliet
Motion Capture : Studio 44 MocapLab – Geneva
Curation: HEK Museum Basel / Sabine Himmelsbach