Collective Reality installation by Artsy, Soundcloud and Faena Art, Miami Collective Reality installation by Artsy, Soundcloud and Faena Art, Miami
Collective Reality installation by Artsy, Soundcloud and Faena Art, Miami Collective Reality installation by Artsy, Soundcloud and Faena Art, Miami
Collective Reality installation by Artsy, Soundcloud and Faena Art, Miami Collective Reality installation by Artsy, Soundcloud and Faena Art, Miami

Combined realities

06 : 12 : 2016 Virtual Reality : VR : Art Basel 2016

Miami – An audiovisual installation by SoundCloud and Artsy transported visitors to a parallel digital world.

Collective Reality, curated by Elena Soboleva, curator of special projects at Artsy, was a collective virtual reality (VR) experience inside the Faena Art Dome that immersed guests in a 360-degree graphic projection.

Artworks by Rossin, Rafman and Satterwhite combined video elements such as motion tracking and avatar puppeteering with a musical soundscape by ABRA to take the viewer on a journey through a digital universe composed of abstract visual elements.

‘Given the challenge of curating VR artwork in a public setting, we were excited about the opportunity to extend the artwork by incorporating a dynamic musical collaboration to surround the audience and create a collective experience,’ says Soboleva.

The Big Picture

Artists are creating multi-sensory experiences that enable people to lose themselves in an alternative reality. To find out more, read our Zoned-out Spaces microtrend.

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