AI & Memots20234 minCan AI know me just by looking at me? This provocative installation investigates the human willingness to be judged by machines purely on the basis of their appearance.
All I Know About Teacher LiZhuzmo202420 minCountless paper planes filled with censored lockdown messages from China float towards you in this interactive VR film. Toss them back and feel what it’s like to start an online revolution, like Teacher Li did in 2022.
AncestorsSteye Hallema202570 minUsing AI, a simple selfie becomes a lifelike vision of the future. During this interactive group experience, the abstract idea of “generations to come” is brought home in a striking way.
Ancestral Secret VRFrancisca Silva, Maria Jose Diaz202420 minA VR in which the user participates in filmed rituals of the Q’ero Nation in Peru, descendants of the Incas. Seeking harmony between humans and nature, the rituals in the Andes summon forces that appear as animations.
Bad TripEmese Pálovics202310 minAn immersive dome experience in which a family photo evokes disturbing memories for a lonely boy. Hunting for the dark creatures that increasingly emerge, he sinks into the shadowy recesses of his home, as well as his subconscious mind.
Burn from AbsenceEmeline Courcier202430 minA video installation and fulldome experience that present the Vietnamese family history of artist Emeline Courcier as a polyphonic narrative. Family photographs and stories are processed by AI to fill the gaps in this auto-fictional work.
DOLLHOUSE for Queer ImaginariesQueer.Space202415 minWhat does a safe space for queer people look like? This VR project invites visitors to playfully explore the virtual dollhouse, raising questions about what makes a place a home.
DriftNienke Huitenga, Hay Kranen, Lieven Heeremans2024750 minIn a generative audio experience, Drift connects rising sea levels and the climate crisis to the rise of AI. The story world combines the imaginary with factual sources at the pace and rhythm of the lunar phases and the tides.
Drinking Brecht: An Automated Laboratory PerformanceSister Sylvester202460 minUsing DNA extracted from a hat worn by actors in Brecht’s Berliner Ensemble, this interactive installation explores the past and present of genetics and synthetic biology. A documentary in a drink, Drinking Brecht is a celebration of science for the people.
Entropic Fields of DisplacementPegah Tabassinejad202437 minA game installation based on the idea of wandering as an act of resistance. In a video installation the artist explores, via different women, the cities in which they live. In an interactive performance, the audience guides her avatar through Amsterdam.
Fragile HomeOndřej Moravec, Victoria Lopukhina202430 minAn emotive mixed-reality tour of a Ukrainian living room in which elements appear—borscht on the table, a cuddly cat on the sofa—before, during and after the whole area is dragged into the war.
Future BotanicaMarcel van Brakel, Hazal Ertürkan2024Nature and technology are increasingly merging. In an installation during IDFA, this augmented reality app allows you to design botanical lifeforms and thus explore desires and fears regarding the future of nature.
Google volume 2Felix Heyes, Ben West2024Ten years after the release of Google, Volume 1, this second edition once again displays the first Google Image result for each of the 21,110 words in the English Pocket Dictionary. It sheds light on the changes in our visual culture over the last decade.
Impulse: Playing with RealityBarry Gene Murphy, May Abdalla202438 minChaotic, reckless, dangerous—living with severe ADHD can be a constant battle. This interactive VR experience translates this into a personal experience as four candid narrators share their world, sometimes from the brink of the abyss.
LimbophobiaWen-Yee Hsieh202425 minJoin this wild and unsettling trip into a murky dystopia rocked by explosions and collapsing buildings, gliding through terrifying twilight zones as a physically intense VR experience or as a dome projection of devastating vistas.
The LiminalAlaa Al Minawi202415 minA sound installation surrounds a wall. It seems like a partition, but if you listen carefully you can hear a community. In the wall live those who decided to leave the current world with all its oppressive systems. In the wall they flourish.
Me, a DepictionLisa Schamlé202430 minAs a living part of her performance/installation, Lisa Schamlé confronts both herself and her audience. Is it possible to look at her body without judgement? As you watch, she looks back.
Oryza: Healing GroundTamara Shogaolu202415 minThis immersive installation places a hidden chapter from world history in the full glare of the spotlights. Experience the resilience, inventiveness and historical influence of African farmers within a relentlessly oppressive system.
RAPTURE II – PortalAlisa Berger202419 minStructured as a hypnosis session, this is a trip through an abandoned apartment in the Ukrainian region of Donbas. Vogue dancer Marko guides us through his home while he sees it for the first time since 2018, shortly before he fled the war.
ROAManceStanislaw Liguzinski, Ibrahim Quraishi202440 minA playful VR experience in which you go on an adventure with an unknown fellow user. You meet in dreamlike surroundings and get to know each other in a way that’s entirely different from real-life interactions or dating apps.
Sena, and Their GardenJisoo Lim202420 minA playful two-part interactive project about queer acceptance among Christians in South Korea. In Sena, you witness the personal struggles of a young lesbian woman, while in Their Garden you accompany the mother of a queer child on her journey.
Sincerely, Victor PikeGregor Petrikovič202312 minAudio recordings are combined with AI-generated visuals to form a collective memory. In a hodgepodge of recollections and anecdotes, AI is used as a means to portray something as subjective as memories.
Speechless Witness of a Wandering TreeAphra Taghizadeh202415 minThroughout history, rulers have used blinding as a tool of oppression. In an immersive recreation of a protester’s experience, we flow with her melancholy and resistance while accompanying her quest from her room to a desert.
Thanks for Being HereOntroerend Goed, Alexander Devriendt202480 minThis innovative and exciting performance—a blend of video and theatre, with the audience playing a central role—accessibly demonstrates that a common perspective is an illusion.
Töngö sondiRuben Cabenda20241 minA short surrealist animation about language and oppression, inspired by the story of the Tower of Babel. Within an immersive installation, as intense as it is minimalistic, the film depicts the intimate entanglement of language and identity.
Walking Alone, Text You When I’m HomeVincent Abert202415 minFeeling unsafe in public places is an all-too-familiar experience for most women. The young woman in this immersive, contemplative VR documentary addresses this theme through a variety of recognizable situations.
You Can Sing Me on My WaySeán Hannan2024The Irish Gaelic sean-nós singing that this sphere produces does not originate from the distant past, but is generated automatically by AI. A celebration of Irish cultural heritage with the help of innovative technology.