7 FEAST WITH THE BEASTS

TYPE: VIRTUAL REALITY-EXHIBITION

02-07/2025

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DESCRIPTION:

BRINGS TOGETHER PHOTOGRAPHY, IMMERSIVE DESIGN, CURATION AND ARCHITECTURE IN A MULTI SENSORY INSTALLATION SHAPED BY OBJECT ORIENTED ONTOLOGY, FEAST WITH THE BEASTS IS A VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE INSTALLED AT ERANDA STUDIO OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS’ GALLERY. THE EXPERIENCE, CURATED AND DEVELOPED BY DEVELOP COLLECTIVE 2025. THE PROJECT EXPLORES UNCANNY PRESENCE OF EVERYDAY OBJECTS THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE, STRUCTURED AROUND A FEST.

METHOD:

THE EXPERIENCE DELIVERED ACROSS THREE META QUEST HEADSETS, EACH SUPPORTED BY GAMING LAPTOPS TO ENSURE STABLE REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE. TO CONNECT THE VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, A LONG TABLE INSTALLED AT THE CENTRE OF THE STUDIO. THE VIEWER NAVIGATES THE WORK BY SELECTING ONE OF THE COIN, BELL OR THE VASE. EACH OBJECTS TRIGGERS A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAT HAVE NON-ECLUDIAN SPACE AND TIME DESIGN IN IT.

CREDITS:

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT: ASHIMA PARGAL, ALEX XIAONAN GUO, ELIANA DYER FERNANDES
UI-UX DESIGN: LISA JINXUAN ZHANG
VR DEVELOPMENT-CREATIVE DIRECTION: TUGCE KUCUK
GRAPHIC DESIGN-CREATIVE DIRECTION: DISHA GUPTA
SET DESIGN: MINGHO WU

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DESCRIPTION:

POSTERS PRODUCED AS A4-A3-A2 PRINTS AND ADAPTED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA PUBLICATION FOR PROMOTING THE EVENTBEASTS, THE DICTATOR, LIAR AND THE LURE PRODUCED USING BLENDER, LATER ON INSERTED TO UNREAL ENGINE WHERE THE EXPERINCE ITSELF DESIGNED.
CREDITS:

3D DESIGN: TUGCE KUCUK
GRAPHIC DESIGN: DISHA GUPTA
FIG 02. THE DICTATOR
FIG 03. THE LIAR
FIG 04. THE LURE

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FIG 08-10. DETAILS FROM THE DINNER TABLE, OPENNING LEVEL
FIG 11. THE DICTATOR LEVEL
FIG 12. THE LURE LEVEL
FIG 13. THE LIAR LEVEL

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FIG 14-17. VISITORS EXPERIENCING THE PROJECT WITH HEADSETS
FIG 15-16. DETAILS FROM THE TABLE AT THE STUDIO