Metanoia, a Greek word for change or transformation, gives its name to a new Masterworks exhibition by Ajani Tucker and Charles Harrop-Griffiths. The show looks at the ways digital processes can bend, disrupt and reinterpret our understanding of the material world.

“Both of us are digital artists first, and this show is about bringing that digital work into the physical world,” Ajani said.

Media and film studies in high school sparked his interest. In university he studied filmmaking but soon became hooked on graphic design.

“After graduating I moved into motion design and animation, which led me into 3D — the next step forward. From there I began making work for myself, experimenting with more abstract ideas, and that’s really how I found my way into all of this.”

His decision to exhibit was sparked by the work he saw on the walls of Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, the Bermuda Society of Arts and other galleries around the island.

Metanoia is a first.

“I’ve exhibited at BSoA before, but not in a show of my own. I’ve also had a piece in the Charman Prize at Masterworks, and some digital work shown in Austria, as well as at The Loren in Bermuda and The Loren in Austin. But this is the first time I’ve had multiple pieces in one exhibition.”

He met Charles by chance at a show they were both part of last year. The British mixed-media artist moves between etching, painting, photography and an array of digitally produced images, animations and virtual-reality pieces. As explained by Masterworks, his pieces are shaped by a keen interest in architecture, nature and history.

“We both had work in the BSoA open call last year, and our pieces happened to be hung right next to each other — that’s how we met,” Ajani said. “They were both augmented-reality works, so you could scan them with a phone and see the 3D elements and digital layers come to life. From there, we knew we were similar artists. A collaboration was always in the works from there, to be honest.”

Masterworks describes Metanoia as “an exploration of what constitutes the ‘real’”.

“Both artists are concerned with how works that exist in digital space are rendered — or translated — from metaobjects into tangible art objects. Tucker’s works challenge what it means to 'render' in real life…. Harrop-Griffiths’s practice, by contrast, explores modular construction and the architectures of place.”

Charles has three pieces on display. Ajani has six, one of which is an 8ft by 8ft interactive screen equipped with body tracking, allowing the artwork to change based on a viewer’s movements.

The pieces have been a year in the making, envisioned from the start as a joint effort between the two artists.

Ahead of the opening, Ajani was a bit nervous about presenting his work in a public space.

“Like I said, it’s the first time I’ve had multiple pieces up. Everything I’ve exhibited before has been more digital — usually a print you scan with your phone to activate the augmented-reality element. This is the first time the pieces are actually physical, 3D-printed, almost sculptural works. So yes, I’m definitely nervous. It’s a different direction, a new direction I’m trying to go in — but I’m excited,” he said.

He’s hopeful that people will find the work just as appealing as he does.

“I really do hope people love it. It would be nice if they find it as cool as I do, for sure.”

When it comes to inspiration, he says it’s not something he can pin down.

“That’s a good question. My inspiration doesn’t come from any one place. It’s really everything around me — what I’m exposed to, the Bermudian artists I follow, the print and digital artists I look at. It all plays a part.”

• Metanoia is on display in the Rick Faries Gallery at Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art through December 2. Ajani Tucker and Charles Harrop-Griffiths will host atalkabout their work on November 20 from 5.30pm to 7pm. Admission is $10. Entry is free to Masterworks members. For more information visitmasterworksbermuda.org