Event
Edinburgh Art Festival 2016
28 Jul 2016 – 28 Aug 2016
Edinburgh Art Festival
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Jess Johnson
Exhibition
Jess Johnson. Eclectrc Panoptic
29 Jul 2016 – 8 Oct 2016
Regular hours
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Address
- The University of Edinburgh
- Old College, South Bridge
- Edinburgh
- EH8 9YL
- United Kingdom
Event map
Eclectrc Panoptic teases back layers of cognition, reflecting New Zealand born artist Johnson’s interest in science fiction, alternative universes and the slippery nature of perception and reality.
About
Comprised of a suite of drawings, tessellating patterns and virtual reality technology, the exhibition becomes a bridging portal into another realm. The installation takes its genesis from the psychomagic group rituals conceived by the visionary filmmaker and comic book writer Alejandro Jodorowsky; and the technological themes of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel ‘Dune’. Concealed within the space is ‘Ixian Gate’, a virtual reality artwork that can only be experienced through an Oculus Rift headset, plunging participants into the dystopic world of her drawings.
