contrasts

Luminescence

Benita Martis (DE)

In virtual reality (VR), light does not have to correspond with our reality. Physical laws can be overridden and redefined. This raises the question of how light looks, what effect it achieves and how it can be perceived in virtual reality. Can light in VR achieve a meditative effect? Can light take shape? Does light have the same meaning in virtual reality as in real reality? Luminescence is an experimental virtual experience which plays with forms, contrasts and biological feedback.

You Don’t Know Me

Wang Shuyin (CN), Sun Xun (CN), Huang Rong (CN), Hu Ziping (CN), Xiangdong Lu (CN)

Cultural differences often lead to many misunderstandings. The installation deals with mixed cultural - misunderstanding phenomena and multiple-realities interpretations, opening a new world of contrasts and alternatives. In the boxes are videos with multiple meanings which could be easily (mis)interpreted differently based on different cultural backgrounds. Visitors are challenged to guess the meanings. If they are wrong, the installation responds with - You Don't Know Me