Inloco Open Storage is a virtual space of an urban art project and gallery in Dubai. Artist's works there are not displayed on the walls, but stored in a gold shipping container that visitors can interact with.

Inloco Open Storage metaverse

The same container is located in the physical space of the gallery. Visitors can open its compartments and view the artists' works inside.

The virtual container isn't just a replication of the physical one; it's an invitation to dive deep into the heart of each artist's creative universe.

Guests of the virtual gallery can visit it from any device (VR headset, PC, smartphone). When they approach the container, they press F near the compartments, which opens one of them.

The compartment with the artist's works slides out and at the same time the world around the guest changes. A new environment appears, revealing the artist's world in a deeper and more immersive way.

Our artists: Xeato, Lokher, Maxim Ima, Dusto, Ivan Ilinskii, Turben, Filippo Minelli.

Location
Spatial

Date
Always available, February, 2024

Date: Always available, February, 2024

Location: Spatial

Inloco Open Storage is a virtual space of an urban art project and gallery in Dubai. Artist’s works there are not displayed on the walls, but stored in a gold shipping container that visitors can interact with.

Enter the metaverse

The same container is located in the physical space of the gallery. Visitors can open its compartments and view the artists' works inside.

The virtual container isn't just a replication of the physical one; it's an invitation to dive deep into the heart of each artist's creative universe.

Guests of the virtual gallery can visit it from any device (VR headset, PC, smartphone). When they approach the container, they press F near the compartments, which opens one of them.

The compartment with the artist's works slides out and at the same time the world around the guest changes. A new environment appears, revealing the artist's world in a deeper and more immersive way.

Our artists: Xeato, Lokher, Maxim Ima, Dusto, Ivan Ilinskii, Turben, Filippo Minelli.

Starting in 2023, Xeato began to work on a new series with landscapes.

Building on his themes, we created a world of bizarre cows in the middle of an absurd environment. Some of them are interactive – as guests get closer, they can press F and see one of the cows dancing and another stretching its neck.

Xeato’s world

Fried eggs, a regular motif in his illustrative work, function as obstacles as well as anchors and support structures, and his aesthetics evoke the surreal feel of magical realism.

Opening the Lokher's compartment in the virtual container, the guest finds himself in a giant frying pan. Eggs, sausages and forks fall from the top.

Lokher’s world

Maxim Ima has gone from classical bombing on trains to successful studio work and curating exhibitions.

We created a world that combines street graffiti and tumbleweeds. Despite his allergies, Ima loves the theme of plants in his art, so in the virtual world, tumbleweeds make a sneezing sound.

Ima’s world

For Dusto we created an addition to his figurative series with plants.

Guests can travel through giant pots with withered branches.

Dusto’s world

In the street, Ilinskii always paints in black; there is his rebellious streak and a sense of isolation from society.

We have created a world of televisions and repetitive black figures. When a guest approaches the screens, a swarm of black butterflies flies out of them.

Ilinskii’s world

Turben’s recognizable images, such as a charming cat or the unusual characters can be found both in the artist’s studio works and in city streets.

In his world, guests can chase cats by breaking trees but are unlikely to catch up with the fast animals.

Turben’s world

Minnelli is known for his Silent Shapes series, which he creates with multi-colored smoke.

We have placed smoke bombs around the location for guests to step on and create their own version of Minelli's work.

Filippo Minelli’s world