KISS FILMIN' MoNSTeR VR/AR Ausstellung

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Beyond.Reality Gallery is excited to present KISS FILMIN’ MONSTER  project, - the latest works by Peter Dzogaba in the VR & AR exhibition. After his successful exposition in Berlin and Miami, Dzogaba decided to offer a new series of works, as usual featuring a colorful giant Yobobo - artist’s philosophical alter ego.  

In the new series of works, his adventures become a unifying work, very different in form. But the author is in no hurry to tell (and show) the audience a consistent story - rather, we can talk about a series of flashbacks, movie-like spontaneous memories of the Cyclops' meetings with interesting characters. Often they are beauties, “le femme fatale”. Strong and clever, they inspire Yobobo with both - horror and admiration. Sometimes these beauties turn out to be handsome. But in the Yobobo world, it doesn't really matter. It is much more important that now Yobobo is in Love. And one-eye giant just adored filming this romance…

KISS FILMIN’ MONSTER series is a result of Dzogaba’s natural artistic evolution as he, a multi-disciplinary artist, dabbles in animation with the same pleasure with which he creates his vivid static tableaux. Since Yobobo’s inception, singular depictions of this green giant turned into painting series, the series grew into canvas and those in their turn metamorphosed into unfilmed storyboards.

This storyboard format allows the artist to deliver his deeply philosophical observation of the world, of our society in a quick and accessible way.  Both are a necessity as the world has changed in a profound way since Yobobo came to life. Our life has accelerated immeasurably and has become more perplexing.  We are inundated by information - fake and real, and sorting through it, making sense out of it - is a feat. As a result, Yobobo has had to grow up fast and in this project the giant has definitely entered his adolescence - his single eye zero-focused and his expression more spirited. 

Issues of media manipulation, psychological exploitation, ongoing world crises - whether health or military are of continuous interest to the artist and are all touched upon in the presented comics.  Giant Yobobo helps us to navigate this new reality and to see the eponymous “big picture” more clearly. 

Our gallery’s choice of a non-traditional venue is an extension of this new reality.  It was our intention to spread Yobobo’s ideas around the world and this “democratization” can only be achieved in the online space.  It was equally important for the artist to make his art affordable to the youngest of his admirers - a social group most likely to strive for implementing Yobobo’s ideas into life. 

The VR-exhibition became accessible online on 18 February 2023. In-person opening party will take place on Friday 17.02. You can bring your own VR-glasses, or just use Beyond.Reality’s on set too.