Investigation of the Interaction of Architecture and Digital Art Through the Projection Mapping Installations in Public Spaces

Digital Art, which has emerged as a result of the development of various branches of art throughout the ages, has been in touch with its architectural discipline since its existence. After the artists searched for new ways to express themselves, and the technology gave the opportunity to the artists, the architectural discipline hosted many different digital art installations both in the interior, on the facades of buildings and in public spaces, and the architectural elements were used as screens. Projection mapping method, which uses the facades as screens in public spaces, has managed to provide different spatial experiences as a result of multidisciplinary studies in recent years. These performances, realized by scanning the surface to be projected and then reflecting the visuals and videos prepared in accordance with this surface, aim to change the architectural space perception and establish a semi-physical, half virtual connection between the virtual and the real world. In this study, the relationship between architecture and projection mapping which is a branch of digital art, the results it creates in public spaces, public space - projection mapping relations will be examined. Keywords: digital art, architecture, public spaces, projection mapping, virtual