“Embodied in VR: The Body as Experimental Ground” by Char Davies

Title:

Embodied in VR: The Body as Experimental Ground

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Char Davies

Symposium:

• ISEA95: Sixth International Symposium on Electronic Art

Artist Statement:

In immersive virtual space, the subjectively-experienced body plays a central role, largely neglected due to cultural bias. In Osmose, a work-in-progress, Char Davies has developed an interactive aesthetic beyond conventional virtual reality whereby intuitive breathing and balance act as chiasmatic links between body and world, leading the “immersant” into a receptive state of being which profoundly affects experience of the work. The author will discuss the theory behind her approach, including insights from diving in deep oceanic space.

Category:

• Art Exhibition
• AR / VR / XR
• Interactive Monitor-Based