Jakob Kudsk Steensen: Aquaphobia
VORTEX. Virtual Reality Experiences and VR Cinema
September 23-26
Nave 0 / Matadero Madrid
Tickets 15€ (Includes access to all Virtual Reality experiences of the festival)
Virtual reality activities are not recommended for children under 13
Internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Jakob Kudsk Steensenpresents Aquaphobia in L.E.V. Matadero, where he uses VR to connect inner psychological landscapes with exterior eco-systems. The work is inspired by psychological studies of the treatment of aquaphobia – fear of water- as an entry point to transform perceptions of our relationship to future water levels and climates.
Aquaphobia is a full-scale replica of Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier in Redhook, Brooklyn, an area greatly compromised by climate change with hurricanes and rising sea levels. The virtual landscape combines red-clay materials with pre-urban plant species in Brooklyn and futuristic settings. While journeying through the landscape, mud, water, subterranean infrastructures, roots and plants intertwine with one another to form a symbiotic landscape the person visiting the virtual simulation of Aquaphobia experiences. While travelling through the landscape, an alien morphing aquatic entity follows you around and emit scuba diving sounds and recites a poem, which tell a breakup story between the landscape and its virtual visitor.
CREDITS:
Direction, concept, production, art and sound: Jakob Kudsk Steensen
Text: Jakob Kudsk Steensen
CRÉDITOS:
Narrator: Rindon Johnson
Developed with support from: NYC Mayors Office of Cultural Affairs y The Danish Arts Foundation
