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February 4 2023

Free Awe-Inspiring Digital Art Exhibition – Svccy: Dystopian Constructions

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Italian phygital (combines physical and digital elements) artist, Svccy merges classic and modern surreal elements to create unique images. ‘Dystopian Constructions’ is a thought-provoking digital artwork that reflects the human condition in today’s society.

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♬ Experience – Solo Piano – Ludovico Einaudi

Statue Houses and Dystopian Environments

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Svccy represents humans by statues either faceless or covered by objects to symbolise the total lack of identity in today’s world. Man lives in an inauthentic environment and follows inauthentic behavioral models oppressed by mass media, technology, and fashion.

Statue Houses

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Traditional architectural elements are blended with futuristic visions to create a dreamlike environment. Futuristic houses emerge from the ground in vibrant colours, while giant classic statues appear next to them to make a surreal contrast, representing the illusion of free and self-determined life.

We believe we are living a free life and make free choices, while in reality we are all following a single model which is built for us by our ultra-consumerist society.

Dystopian Environments

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Dystopian Environments showcase today’s human society as series of faceless statues or covered by everyday objects, such as mobile phone to symbolise lack of identity. The statues often depicted in a ruined environment wearing game consoles covering the eyes and ears. This represents how members of society try to escape from reality to the digital world – an illusion – where everything seems better.

Practical Info

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Svccy: Dystopian Constructions is free to visit. NO booking required

23^rd January 2023 – 13^th February 2023

W1 Immersive | 161-167 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2JP

(In the basement of Flannels Luxury fashion store)

Ready for your next adventure? Another contemporary artist, Marco Brambilla’s digital artwork: ‘Heaven’s Gate’ is free to enjoy every Sunday from 12pm to 6pm until 26^th February 2023 at Outernet London (just next to Tottenham Court Road Station). An 8-minute walk from Flannels.

September 23 2022

Free Immersive Experience – LuYang NetiNeti

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Immerse into the world of anime, videogames and sci-fi. LuYang NetiNeti, is a new immersive experience inviting you to a fantastical, sometimes shocking, yet humorous world by blending modern technology, Buddhism, and art.

Chinese multimedia artist, LuYang opened their first solo exhibition: LuYang NetiNeti in Zabludowicz Collection on 22^nd September 2022.

Watch mini video tour here.

Anime, Gaming, Sci-Fi, and Buddhism

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The title of the exhibition is LuYang NetiNeti where ‘neti neti’ comes from Sanskrit and has the meaning ‘neither this, not that’. The main focus of the exhibition is on the artist’s own avatar, DOKU that has been created using CGI animation and motion tracking.

During the whole exhibition, six different versions of DOKU appear, representing the six paths of Buddhist reincarnation: Hell, Heaven, Hungry Ghost, Animal, Asura and Human.

The Main Hall – Heaven and Hell

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We can follow DOKU’s transformations through the Main Hall, where DOKU’s Heaven and Hell characters engage in a dance on a yin yang symbol and transform into a completely new character: the binary god.

Still in the Main Hall we can witness DOKU being on an airplane encountering their six different selves while going through numerous perceptions. This video is called DOKU the self (2022) and was first shown in Venice at the Venice Biennale in this year.

Mezzanine – Earth, Water, Fire and Air

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The next video installation on the Mezzanine level of the Main Hall is Electromagnetic Brainology (2017). It features four gods related to the four ‘great elements’: earth, water, fire, and air. Each god wields a wand and strengthen themselves into super gods to triumph over depression and increase happiness and human potential.

The Middle Gallery – Thought-Provoking Collaborations from the Past

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The Middle Gallery showcases some thought-provoking collaborations the artist made in the past with J-pop idols, scientists, and music producers. The videos include the Zabludowicz Collection work LuYang Delusional Crime and Punishment (2016) and Uterus Man (2013) which is about sexualised anime superhero genres.

The Back Gallery – Interactive Arcade

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The Back Gallery is transformed into an interactive arcade where visitors can play with retro arcade games. In the centre of the space is Material World Knight project (2018-) in which game a number of LuYang’s earlier characters appear.

You can sit on a motorbike and fight against villains as Uterus Man or play Cancer Baby (2014) which is a Space Invader-style video game.

About the Artist

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LuYang graduated with a BA and MA from the New Media Art department of the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou.

The artist is famous for creating futuristic – sometimes shocking – worlds in collaboration with pop stars, robotics companies, music producers, composers, designers, and performers.

The artist blends psychology, religion, and modern technology – including virtual reality and neuroscience – to create an anime-like universe to investigate the mysteries of human body and mind, and mechanics.

Practical Information

Address

Zabludowicz Collection | 176 Prince of Wales Rd, London NW5 3PT

Opening Times

22 September 2022–12 February 2023

Thursday – Sunday 12–6pm

Ticket

FREE – NO booking required

Ready for your next adventure? You still have a chance to visit VOICE GEMS: 1000 YEAR ARCHIVE immersive digital art exhibition for free in Flannels, Oxford Street. The exhibition features unique digital gemstones generated from human and animal voices. Hurry up! VOICE GEMS: 1000 YEAR ARCHIVE is open until 29^th September 2022.