WASD in progress: behind the scenes with MUD 3.0 Artists
Vuk Ćosić, Starstruck 2022
In many cultures — both communist and non-communist — people are treated as pixels.
In the same week between the end of July and beginning of August 1984 three important things happened: the LA Olympics opening ceremony, my 18th birthday and my military service in Yugoslav People’s Army.
At the LA opening the audience participated in a card stunt depicting the flags of all of the participating countries including Yugoslavia, and in the show I am reproducing the star from the flag, same as the one on my military uniform.
Rafael Rodriguez, Interfacing Actuality, 2022
Interfacing Actuality has taken the notion of interfaces as a point of entry for enacting a shift currently taking place in our reality, which is demonstrated by the phenomenon of the metaverse. This shift I have termed the prototyping of actuality. Interfacing actuality refers to the metaverse as the technical system by which the actual becomes an interface.
Antonio Mendez, Queef Latina Augmented Drag Reality, 2022
“‘Augmented Drag Reality’ is a VR experience that explores a world in which queer and transgender individuals exist in a space of acceptance, a space in which they are able to reflect and heal, a space in which self preservation is key.
By utilizing religious iconography from the artist’s upbringing and fusing it with contemporary queer imagery, viewers will witness an apparition which will protect and unite all who experience it.”
Alba Triana, Microverse, 2022
Microverse delves into the vibrational essence of the natural world. A cymbal — the musical instrument — is stimulated with acoustic energy and lasers to make its natural vibrations audible and visible. The room’s resonant activity is transformed by the oscillating cymbal. Visitors can navigate this otherwise imperceptible reality thanks to a virtual reality experience. The work integrates analog and VR technologies, manifesting nature as a continuum that extends from the minuscule components of matter to human artifacts.