The immersive XR work by Rose Bond explores the transformative power of protest through allusions to 1968.
The new XR work , from director and animator Rose Bond, held its world premiere yesterday, August 27, in competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.The “communal VR theatre” project explores the transformative power of protest through allusions to 1968, a year charged with societal, political, and cultural unrest.
Bond's hand-drawn animations were originally commissioned by the Oregon Symphony to accompany Luciano Berio's .When COVID shut down the original production on opening day, the animated work sat in limbo until Bond re-envisioned the drawings and paired them with composer inti figgis-vizueta’s “Seven Sides of Fire,” performed by Attacca Quartet backed by the American Composers Orchestra.The penciled animation is enhanced with a composition by Zak Margolis.
For the 82nd Venice Film Festival, the creators have designed a hybrid sound-sight dome installation.Massimiliano Borghesi spatially mixed inti figgis-vizueta’s recorded tracks at PASE.Sounds emanate from different places, at different times, and at different volumes, enveloping the audience seated inside the dome.
Journalist, antique shop owner, aspiring gemologist—L'Wren brings a diverse perspective to animation, where every frame reflects her varied passions.
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