Paula Strunden: Touching, Licking and Tasting the Virtual
GUEST
Paula Strunden (she, her) is a transdisciplinary artist with a background in architecture. She pursued her studies in Vienna, Paris, and London and gained professional experience at Raumlabor Berlin and Herzog & de Meuron Basel before undertaking her PhD at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna as part of the European network TACK: Architecture and its Ways of Knowing. https://paulastrunden.com/
HOST
Severin Matusek is a cultural theorist and founder of co—matter, a creative studio exploring the cultural and societal impact of new technologies.
IDEAS AND PEOPLE IN CONTEXT
Rhetorical Bodies is a collaborative extended reality (XR) installation by Paula Strunden that transcends the boundaries of physical and virtual reality. https://metamorf.no/2024/paula-strunden/
XR Atlas is an interdisciplinary collection of applied and research-oriented projects revolving around virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), and augmented reality (AR). http://www.xr-atlas.org/about
Osmose (1995) is an immersive interactive virtual-reality environment installation with 3D computer graphics and interactive 3D sound, a head-mounted display and real-time motion tracking based on breathing and balance. https://www.immersence.com/osmose/
Unity Software is a platform for creating and operating interactive, real-time 3D content. https://unity.com/
CREDITS The Vienna Business Agency supports new companies, projects and products that develop Vienna's creative industries further. Find out more at viennabusinessagency.at.
Editorial Team (in alphabetical order): Carina Dala, Kesia Inkersole, Severin Matusek, Elisabeth Noever-Ginthör, Theresa Reimann-Dubbers, Alice Smith, Heinz Wolf
Theme Music by Hell Mutang.