“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):
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Char Davies
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Symposium:
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.
