From the Main Square tells the story of a polarized city by placing you in the middle of a hand-drawn and animated city as it goes through different waves of conflict and evolution. There are many individual characters who you can trace throughout the course of the experience, but it’s easier to focus on the an overall gestalt of broad shifts and changes over time.

The From the Main Square took home the 2nd place Grand Jury Prize at Venice Immersive, and I had a chance to sit down with creator Pedro Harres to unpack his journey of creating this piece of prescient and timely art that’s tapping into some deeper themes of polarized conflict happening in his home country, but also around the world.