VR installation, color, sound, be, 2023

↑ photo by Wannes Cré, 2023, Ecosystems, Antwerp (BE)

Glasshouse is a multisensory experience at the interface between the real and the virtual. the installation uses virtual reality and engages the visitor’s senses. a sophisticated combination of analogue and digital media creates the conditions for an immersive experience. in Glasshouse, the boundary between physical and digital reality is fluid. the installation acts as a portal between biotopes. here, different realities converge between which the visitor is tossed back and forth. the biotopes between which the visitor moves refer to the history of the tomato: from the wild tomato plant with tiny fruits from the Andes, to one of the most widespread, modified and industrialised products in the world. Flanders plays an important role in this with one of the largest concentrations of greenhouse horticulture worldwide.

credits
this installation is the result of a transdisciplinary cooperation between researchers at Maxlab and the Immersive Lab: Kristof Timmerman, Charo Calvo, Jeroen Cluckers, Florian Stigter Van Thillo, Lowie Spriet & Rob Mertens. realised in the context of Kristof Timmerman’s PhD research Sense of Wonder. Artistic portals between the real and the virtual, Jeroen Cluckers‘ research project The Desert of The Real, (both at Maxlab, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp), and the research project Embodiment in XR (Immersive Lab), at AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp (BE)

exhibitions
2023
Ecosystems, Lange Zaal, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp (BE)

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