Die ungerahmte Welt : virtuelle Realitat als kunstlerisches Medium = The unframed world : virtual reality as artistic medium / HeK, Haus der elektronischen Kunste Basel (Hg.) ; [Herausgeber: Sabine Himmelsbach ; Beitrage von: Bettina Back [and three others] ; Kunstlertexte: Tina Sauerlander ; Ubersetzung: Jena Balton-Stier [and three others]].
Includes bibliographical references. On the occasion of an exhibition held at HeK, Haus der elektronischen Kunste, Basel, January 19 - March 5, 2017.
Summary:
The latest virtual-reality technologies are asserting themselves currently in the domain of the fine arts and facilitating an immersion in artificial worlds. Virtual reality is used not only to explore aes-thetic potential, but also as a critical medium for reflecting on the existential state of today's life-world. The works presented in this publication deal with multifaceted themes, such as physical per-ception and physical laws, societal structures as well as architecture and poetry. The essays present the works from different research perspectives, thus enabling a broad overview of current trends in a media art based on virtual reality technologies.
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