Project Detail

My Trip 2023

©Bjarne Melgaard, My Trip 2023 at Outernet Arts, London, 2023. Image courtesy of Outernet Arts and Acute Art

Synopsis

Beginning with the idea of self-destruction as an existential question, new psychedelia, and the loss of the self, this immersive artwork asks questions regarding life and how we choose to live. MY TRIP 2023 also explores the abyss of the technological underground, the endless information consumed every day and the feeling of apathy and dullness that this technology consequently produces.
Co-commissioned by Outernet Arts and BFI London Film Festival, the work features characters that have recurred in Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard’s practice for over 25 years in addition to new mutant personalities created in collaboration with Acute Art. The artwork, presented as a fully immersive multi-screen installation at Outernet Arts, questions how we choose to live and explores the endless information consumed daily through a striking visualisation of a psychedelic experience.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: XR / Immersive
Running time: 15 min 46 sec
Format: VR
Director: Bjarne Melgaard
Producer: Acute Art
Production Designer: Rodrigo Marques
Sound: Romina Cohn
Composer: Soundtrack: Romina Cohn

Genre

Action Experimental Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Co-commissioned by Outernet Arts and BFI London Film Festival 2023

Acute Art

1 Surrey Street
London
WC2R 2ND

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Sales Company

Outernet Arts

26 Soho Square
London
W1T 4NU

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