In November last year, we launched a call for XR artistic projects, in the context of Realities in Transition.
After a selection process involving our partners in the RIT consortium, and the immersive performance pioneers of CREW Brussels, we are very happy to announce we have chosen the proposal Чули? Чули of Letta Shtohryn.
Чули? Чули (Have you heard? We’ve heard) builds upon Letta’s PhD research, which explores sensing, intuitive epistemologies, extended reality, and posthuman embodiment. Simultaneously a videogame and a motion capture performance, the project explores truth-shaping by manipulative online narratives, and their consequences on the offline world.
Both, CREW and iMAL, have appreciated Letta’s clear vision, drive, and insight. Furthermore, the well-developed performative aspect of Чули? Чули is close to subjects that CREW also investigates, which makes us confident that this residency will be a very fruitful experience, both, for Letta and for them.
We want to thank all the applicants to this call for their proposals. We’ve been impressed with the amount of quality projects we received, and excited to discover artists we hadn’t met before!
Finally, we want to take this opportunity to remind Belgium-based artists that they can apply to our iMAL Projects Office call until February 18th!
How we experience digital content is changing rapidly with the emergence of extended reality, or XR. XR brings together virtual, augmented and mixed reality to create a blended reality in which data seamlessly mingles with the physical environment.
To activate a Creative and Activist European XR community, Realities in Transition aims to support projects that reflect on alternative XR creation and promote the methodologies that are in line with the values driven by the concepts of commons and commoning.
Top image: Letta Shtohryn
