VR Gallery

In the VR experience Energēia, artist Ugo Arsac continues his research into architectural infrastructures, inviting viewers to explore 3D scans of French nuclear power plants. Gliding through a ghostly maze of industrial decay, the work unfolds as a spatial journey through meticulously reconstructed digital environments. As you float through this seemingly timeless landscape, testimonials from engineers, physicists and researchers are triggered, all converging on a single, pressing question: what does the future of energy look like? – Thomas Streekstra

Guided by a queer, mycelial presence, Honey Fungus is a VR experience that invites viewers on a journey of ecological self-discovery. Through interactive fungal landscapes – where science and sensuality intertwine – the work reveals the Earth’s hidden erotic potential. At its core lies chimeric, AI-generated poetry, trained on more than 600 field books from the Smithsonian Institution Archives alongside internet-sourced erotica. Rooted in queer ecology and posthumanist thought, Honey Fungus reimagines identity, intimacy and environmental responsibility beyond the human.

Eat, sleep, EXPLODE, repeat. Candice has exploded 192 times – and counting. In this blood-spattered, bodily VR experience, you are front row to her repeated acts of self-destruction. The result is a graphic and singular social critique, steeped in gaming aesthetics. It raises questions about how to cope with anxiety, and how to hit the brakes and reset ourselves in a relentlessly demanding 24/7 society. A visceral visual blast. – Thomas Streekstra Trigger warning: violence

Renée roams the dimly lit streets of Paris, using her phone’s torch for light and Grindr to find a place to stay. As she awaits asylum in France, having been forced to flee Thailand after a Facebook post put her at risk, she searches for connection as a trans woman in a foreign city. Her thoughts begin to drift towards home – to her cats, and to the life she was compelled to leave behind – as the Parisian streets slowly transform into a landscape of longing. How does one belong in a world policed and mediated by technology? -…