Inside a surreal gay sauna, you find yourself embodied in the body of a young Taiwanese man. You venture into this dreamscape, woven from desire, excitement and fear, crossing glances with other sauna-goers, who all share the same faces. As you move through its floors, corridors and rooms, each layer of the maze irreversibly unravels behind you, disappearing into the mist. For Traversing the Mist, artist Chou Tung-Yen pushes the boundaries of real-time XR storytelling, expanding the VR360 film In the Mist into a free-roaming, multi-user 6DoF experience.
programme
Traversing the Mist
Taiwan, 2023
VR Experience
Directed by
Chou Tung-Yen
Chou Tung-Yen
Running time
30 mins
30 mins
Tickets
15 Oct — 18 Oct
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
21 Oct — 22 Oct
The Art House

Event Information
With support from the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan.
Co-presenting Partners
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