Participants

300 students reached by the proposal and information about the Chroniques XR activity and the artists, and meet the artist Ugo Arsac at a presentation of his VR work “Energeia”. Around 80 people were able to try out the various works on offer over the 2 days of the event.

Learning Objectives

Showcase the work of digital artists in XR and offer a first immersive artistic experience and a meeting with the artist Ugo Arsac during his presentation of his VR work “Energeia”.

Implementation

We presented 4 different XR works, comtemplative and interactive, alongside the work of Ugo Arsac.

Location and Duration

2 days at the event organised by Aix Marseille University, on 17 and 17 June 2023 on the Robert Schuman university campus in Aix-en-Provence.

Expert bio

Ugo Arsac is a digital and visual artist based in Marseille. He studied at the Beaux-Arts and Arts Décoratifs schools in Paris and then at Le Fresnoy. Combining urban and human, mythology and anthropology, he produces films, installations, immersive experiences and graphic works. He won the 2017 Prix Émergences, the Prix des Amis du Fresnoy and the Prix DDessin{23}. He has recently exhibited at the Chroniques, Ososphère and DDessin biennials with Galerie Robet Dantec. In 2023 he will be in residence at the Villa Albertine in New York for a new digital creation. He will also be in residence at the Villa Saint-Louis NDAR in Senegal and at the IXth Jeux de la Francophonie in Kinshasa.

Dates

16/06 and 17/06

Number of participants

80

Workshop leader(s)

Fabien Perucca

Hosting partner

CHRONIQUES