Exhibition
Interactive Exhibition - Sheffield International Documentary Festival
05 Jun 2015 – 07 Jun 2015
Millennium Gallery
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Free
Co-curated with Site Gallery and with support from Arts Council England, experience nine virtual reality projects in a space where art and interactivity rub shoulders.
Don a headset and try: Hola World, Doc/Fest and Site Gallery commission and world premiere by Oscar Raby, previous winner of an Audience Award for Assent; Walking New York, a collaboration between Chris Milk and Zach Richter featuring artist JR, made for the New York Times; Oscillate from Brendan Walker at the Thrill Laboratory with an immersive interactive art installation based on the multi millennia-old rope swing and the 21st century Oculus Rift; Nonny de la Peña’sKiya on domestic violence,and a project from the UN looking at life in a Syrian refugee camp;Polar Sea 360° project by DEEP; a brand new immersive underwater experience; and Way to Go, a new 360° interactive project from acclaimed artist and creator of, among others, Arcade Fire interactive videos and documentaries, Vincent Morisset.
The following projects will be featured in the Virtual Reality Arcade 2015:
Bikini Atoll
Clouds Over Sidra
Grayson Perry's 360 Tour of 'A House for Essex'
Hola World
Kiya
Oscillate
Polar Sea 360°
Walking New York
Way To Go
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