VESTIBULAR_1 is an immersive audiovisual installation that induces illusory sensations of self-motion in complete darkness by disrupting vestibular functioning. Achieved via powerful light and sound patterns persisting in the retina and auditory system in darkness, the piece explores the role of vestibular signals in body and world perception and their impact on aesthetic preferences.
What happens when our aesthetic perception is altered with conflicting sensory information? How do we perceive objects of human expression, such as visual and auditory forms, when our sensory signals carry discrepant information?
VESTIBULAR_1 is an immersive audio-visual installation that induces illusory sensations of self-motion in complete darkness by temporarily disrupting vestibular functioning. Albert Barqué-Duran and Marc Marzenit present a piece based on innovative research investigating the role of vestibular signals in the perception and representation of the body and the external world and how it affects aesthetic preferences. The audience will be perceptually challenged via powerful patterns and configurations of light and sound stimuli that persist in their retinas and auditory systems while in total obscurity. Under normal circumstances, the brain optimally combines all these sensory signals to produce a coherent representation of the organism in the external environment. However, VESTIBULAR_1 shows us how our perception of art drastically changes when facing altered and conflicting sensory information.
This project was produced in the middle of the pandemic thanks to an outstanding international collaboration between artistic and research institutions; a case-example that not only fostered avant-garde creative expressions but also highlighted the resilience and unity of humanity in overcoming unprecedented challenges together.
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Vestibular_1
Albert Barqué-Duran (ES), Marc Marzenit (ES)
VESTIBULAR_1 is an immersive audio-visual installation that induces illusory sensations of self-motion in complete darkness by disrupting vestibular functioning.
.NewArt { foundation;} (ES)
The .NewArt {Foundation;} has been promoting programs for over 10 years focused on production, conservation and patronage of technological art. The Foundation is the custodian of the .NewArt { collection;}, formerly known as the Beep Collection. The Foundation is currently expanding its facilities, launching a technological art centre in Reus that will open its doors in the fall of 2024. The Foundation is participating in the Ars Electronica Festival in collaboration with the Institut Ramon Llull.
Credits
Artists: Albert Barqué-Duran, PhD & Marc Marzenit
Co-Producer: .NewArt { foundation;}
Technology Partner: Protopixel, SilentSystems
Technology Suppliers: Sfëar – Eurecat
In collaboration with: Prof. Elisa Ferr̬ (Vestibular Neuroscience Laboratory РBirkbeck University of London (UK)
Acknowledgements: LaAgencia, AULART
Presented by: .NewArt { foundation;} & Institut Ramon Llull
