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How Virtual Reality conquers the art world
By Kathi Kæppel
Ever danced with a wolf? Artist duo Djurberg & Berg make it possible with their first virtual reality work. They are part of a young generation of...
Accompanying the exhibition DIORAMA the SCHIRN MAGAZINE examines with an editorial focus the theme of "immersion" and the fascination of the perfect illusion today.
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The enemy of my enemy
By Matthias Ulrich
From August 23 onwards, a unique project by artist Neïl Beloufa will transform the SCHIRN into a stage. Palais de Tokyo is currently hosting Beloufa's...
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In the vicious circle of sadness
By Carina Bukuts
As part of the “Immersion” series, British artist Ed Atkins is presenting an exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau that addresses our ubiquitous escapism...
Interview
The border between reality and fiction
By Julia Schmitz
Its productions turn the theatergoer into an actor: An interview with performance collective SIGNA about immersion, fiction and its play “Das halbe...
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From window to pool
By Jens Balkenborg
The distance between viewers and film is becoming ever smaller. Even 120 years ago, cinemagoers were jumping out of their seats as a locomotive...
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A walk-in diorama
By Daniel Urban
These days, computer games are discussed in arts supplements. What is their appeal and how do they develop such a strong draw for people? Let’s play!
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Hats off, it’s Wagner
By Julia Schmitz
The opera “Mondparsifal Beta 9-23” by Jonathan Meese at Berliner Festspiele draws visitors into a cosmos where logic plays only a subordinate role.
Interview
Complete dissolution
By Katharina Cichosch
Is complete immersion in a virtual world a utopia or a dystopia? These and other questions are answered by Prof. Rupert-Kruse, immersion researcher,...
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Noise interference from a distant world
By Eugen El
An experience for all the senses: An exhibition at Kunstverein Frankfurt invites viewers to immerse themselves in virtual and constructed worlds
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Who lives here?
By Marthe Lisson
Visitors can immerse themselves in a long bygone era at the Dennis Severs House in London. A truly great experience.
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A journey back in time to a divided Berlin
By Julia Schmitz
It might not look very exciting from the outside: A large black rotunda that has landed on the onetime “Death Strip” of the Berlin Wall like a...
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Diorama. Inventing Illusion
Reality or illusion: The SCHIRN presents a major exhibition dedicated to the idea of staged vision.