Virtual Reality
Goethe-Institut and Electric South present „New Dimensions – Virtual Reality Africa“, a selection of Virtual Reality (VR) productions from Kenya, Senegal and Ghana. Each of these works offers a view of the vibrant, diverse and ever-changing cultural landscape of contemporary Africa.
Included is the VR work “Spirit Robot” by Ghanaian science fiction author and founder of the Afrocyberpunk website Jonathan Dotse who explored the Chale Wote Street Art Festival in Accra.
Kenyan photographer Ng’endo Mukii produced a poetic city symphony on Nairobi in the VR piece “Nairobi Berries”, consisting of her lyrical voice-over alongside surreal, layered images of the city. Senegalese fashion designer Selly Raby Kane presents a magical 360° piece, in which a little girl is chosen to discover the invisible Dakar, “The Other Dakar”.
Kenyan “The Nest Collective” created an interactive work set in the distant future, when a group of Africans leave the Earth to create a new colony, “Let this be a warning”.
Five VR-goggles are available to follow the works of these artists: Technical assistance will be on hand to help in their use during the regular opening hours of the exhibition "The Architecture of Independence. African Modernism."
Meet the Artist: Jonathan Dotse will present his art works on Friday, August 24, at 2 pm.
“New Dimensions” is being presented by Electric South and Goethe-Institut with support by Big World Cinema, Blue Ice Docs and the Bertha Foundation.
VENUE: MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | ACCRA
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