Shape memory of you
Discont
VR space designer ｜Japan
OTHER PERSPECTIVE
DETAILS OF THE WORK
AWARDS 2018 PARCO PRIZE
Virtual reality has not reached a point where it gives people a feeling of reality that utilizes the whole body?
We lost our body in virtual reality. When the body is not present, physical sensations are dulled and any sense of reality when it comes to the body disappears. The mind floating on a sea of electrons is brought back to reality. Therefore, in the virtual world, my body remembers a strong sense of divergence with the real world.
Here, I made seven installations that evoke a sense of the body's reality, and shake physical sensations; it was a journey contained on a small storage device.
This is an experimental attempt that aims to restore the body and physical sensations that get lost in VR. And it is also a body-shaped, storage device Time Capsule for those who someday abandon their physical bodies and live in the electronic world.
CREATOR PROFILE
Discont
VR space designer ｜Japan
Hirosuke Ichioka
Master's degree in Architecture. Major in Architecture history.
Now working in VR company in TOKYO.
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It was a piece that stirred my expectations of "I wonder what's coming up next" while going around the seven exhibitions in the space, as well as the space that changed as I advanced forth. In addition, among current creators of VR spaces, there are many skilled people who call themselves "engineers," but through this award, a creator appeared taking on the title of a "VR space designer" (the creator of this piece, Discont), making me think that VR will be taking a huge step in shifting towards art, fashion and culture in the future, which is why I chose this piece.
NEWVIEW AWARDS 2018 Judge
Takashi Sensui
Managing Executive Officer PARCO Co., Ltd., Chief of New Planning Division and Shinsaibashi store Preparation Office, Head of New Planning Division.
FEATURING WORKS
Fashion, music, film, graphic, illustration, etc.
A group of new cultural experience works created together with artists who can share the realistic feeling of the same era.
