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Festival France–Laos 2026

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Uramado open-access workshops: treasure hunt, drawings and masks in augmented reality

Saturday 14 November 2026

  • Institut français du Laos — Vientiane
  • 09:00 – 17:00
  • Free entry
Uramado open-access workshops: treasure hunt, drawings and masks in augmented reality

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About

On Saturday 14 November, from 9am to 5pm, the Institut français in Vientiane opens a day of open-access workshops to the public around Uramado AR, the Awakening of the Tanukis, the paper and augmented reality world of artist Julie Stephen Chheng. The treasure hunt: Tanukis are hidden around the Institut. With the free URAMADO AR app, set off to find them: point the camera at one and it comes to life and asks you questions. The workshops: everyone can cut out and assemble a mask or draw the scenery for a Tanuki, then watch it come to life on a tablet screen through augmented reality. Each workshop lasts about 20 minutes: drop in whenever you like during the day and leave with your creation. Open to all: children, families and adults. Free.

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Uramado by Julie Stephen Chheng (Pavillon Playground)

The app

Download the free app to start the treasure hunt.

Project history

Uramado AR began at the Villa Kujoyama, which gave it its name, meaning “window” and “reverse side of the paper” in Japanese, a poetic way of naming augmented reality. A prototype was shown at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, then developed into its full version for Digital Choc (and Media Ambition Tokyo) in Tokyo and the Tilt Festival in New York. Since 2019, Uramado AR has been shown in museums and institutions around the world as well as in France. It is an evolving world in which the characters transform over the years.

Key milestones

  1. 2017

    Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature: 2 May – 31 June 2017

  2. 2019

    Digital Choc / Media Ambition Tokyo: Tokyo, Kyoto, Feb–Dec 2019

  3. 2020

    Gaîté Lyrique: Les Traversées du Marais, 01.08.2020 – 31.09.2020

  4. 2020

    Lev Festival: Spain, Gijón, Matadero Madrid, 31.12.2020 – 31.12.2021

  5. 2021

    Pierre Hermé Japan: shops and packaging (14 locations), Sept–Nov 2021

  6. 2026

    France–Laos Festival: Luang Prabang and Vientiane, November 2026

Team

Author and director
Julie Stephen Chheng
Animation director
Thomas Pons
Animator
Antoine Presles
Developer
Volumique (Julien Hognon et Etienne Mineur)

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The workshop

Age
All ages
Level
All levels
Running time
About 20 min per workshop, 9am to 5pm
Materials
Materials and tablets provided

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