Replica
Synopsis
REPLICA asks you to consider human issues around liveness, mortality, memory and ageing - exploring how we present ourselves and connect with each other in a world of growing digitisation.
Official Selection ART*VR 2025
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- XR / Immersive
- Running time
- 10 min
- Format
- Mixed Reality Performance
- Director
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Kerryn Wise, Ben Neal
- Producer
- Kerryn Wise, Ben Neal
- Sound
- Daniel Frazer
- Composer
- Daniel Frazer
- Principal cast
- Kim Bormann
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by The Space, Arts Council England, University of Nottingham, De Montfort University
A Displace Studio production in association with Near Now, Virtual and Immersive Production Studio
Displace Studio
Ben Neal51 Paton Grove
Birmingham
B13 9TG
Sales Company
Displace Studio
Ben Neal51 Paton Grove
Birmingham
B13 9TG
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