Sat, november 15
with Q&A
20:30 – 22:15
ARTIS-Planetarium
DocLab at the Planetarium: Down to Earth
Description
For over a century, planetariums have opened a window on the cosmos, turning our gaze far beyond ourselves. But what happens when we look down instead, to the ground beneath our feet? To the here and now, and to the many worlds that intersect there?
During this fulldome evening at ARTIS-Planetarium, this downward gaze becomes an exercise in landing: a return to the shared earth where human and non-human lives unfold together.
From zooming in on the tiniest chemical reactions that reveal constant transformation (The Odeus, Thomas Vanz) to a dance performance probing our relationship with climate and landscape (The Rift, Janire Najera, Matthew Wright & 4Pi Productions); from quantum worlds revealed in everyday life (Reality Looks Back, Anne Jeppesen) to rituals and traditions clashing with the virtual world (Feedback, Collective AMiXR), and profound reflections on how a single life is shaped by space and time (Eternal Habitat, Sergey Prokofyev).
Together, these works invite us to slow down, re-situate ourselves and rethink our relationship with the world. While one question lingers: do we, in fact, share the same reality?
Presented with ARTIS-Planetarium and co-curated with Diversion.
Composition
Feedback Fulldome, un musical antifuturista
A fulldome adaptation of a VR musical in which you drink a mystical beverage and then travel through digital and physical dimensions. Three figures, inspired by Andean futurism, guide you through a ritual that examines tradition, identity & technology.
The Rift
Water is the unifying element in this fulldome film, where powerful dance and exhilarating music interweave nature and culture, humanity and environment. Filmed in bamboo forests, abandoned buildings, rivers and vast plains across Zimbabwe.
Reality Looks Back
An exploration of the everyday mysteries of quantum mechanics, in which the state of particles is only certain when observed, and split déjà vus imply parallel realities.
The Odeus
This sublime vision of the vast celestial vault is achieved not with computers, but by filming liquids and chemical solutions at an extremely close range, in the tradition of 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Tree of Life.
Eternal Habitat
Glide endlessly through space and time, and through detailed constructions that attest to filmmaker Prokofyev’s other career as an architect, in this behind-the-scenes look at the vast, dynamic environments in which our fleeting lives unfold.
Tickets & Times
Sat, november 15
with Q&A
20:30 – 22:15
ARTIS-Planetarium
Tue, november 18
20:30 – 22:00
ARTIS-Planetarium
IDFA DocLab Program & Competition
IDFA DocLab: Off the Internet explores the paradox of our time: the growing desire to disconnect, the impossibility of ever truly logging off, and the inherent privilege of stepping offline. With Off the Internet, DocLab turns to interactive and immersive art in search of new forms of presence and connection.
