Artist and toryteller Eames Demetrios brought another universe to campus Wednesday. Demetrios talked about his alternate universe, Kcymaerxthaere.

Demetrios’ universe, Kcymaerxthaere, is based off of different places around the world.

“The alternate universe Kcymaerxthaere is a universe that entails different stories that created themselves

through the pictures I have taken from all over the world,” Demetrios said.

He said the languages of this universe come from the characters in the story.

“To understand them you must experience the story itself,” Demetrios said.

Demetrios’ stories range from seven-legged deer to a woman with a voice strong enough to save people

from death.

Before the presentation, Demetrios strategically placed quick-response codes around campus for students to find as a part of a scavenger hunt.

Students would use their digital devices to connect the QR codes with a story of the Kcymaerxthaere universe.

As students found each code the story would come together.

“I did this so that everyone could get involved and get a taste of the Kcymaerxthaere universe,” Demetrios said.

The different stories of Kcymaerxthaere come from plaques that Demetrios has placed all over the world.

“There are 83 plaques in 15 different countries with a lot more to come,” Demetrios said.

These plaques are placed on places such as on rocks, sides of buildings,and even underwater.

“I am always looking for places to work, I have even bought land off of eBay and people are always telling me of places that they think would work for me,” Demetrios said.

Each plaque tells a different story that has a combination of the Kcymaerxthaere universe and our universe.

Maggie Bute, a sophomore health studies major, said she found the alternate universe interesting.

“The fact that he ties all of these stories he has made up from the Kcymaerxthaere universe to things in todays world is just amazing,” Bute said.

Demetrios said these stories are viewed differently by different people.

“I have had different people all over the world depict their views of these stories and it is just really neat to see how everyone has a different way of looking at them,” Demetrios said.

To expand people’s knowledge on this concept, Demetrios has started different promotions of the alternate universe such as postcard campaigns, websites, and even a spelling bee that takes place in Paris, Ill., on the fourth Saturday of every September. Ethan Laird, a junior elementary

education major, said he found the presentation interesting.

“I came (to the event) because I was getting extra credit for a class, but I am really glad I was able to listen to him tell about this alternate universe that he has created over the years,” Laird said.

Trevor Behrens can bereached at 581-2812 or tjbehrens@eiu