DISLOCATION: VR experience

Abstract

This work represents a non-narrative VR experience with elements of interaction. It consists of two parts. The art installation and the VR work itself. The VR work talks about dislocation- the enforced departure of people from their homes, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster. This film takes a look at an absurd moment of disbelief and fear. It examines the internal processes that develop and offers a visual depiction of a moment in time of a person forced to fight for his life in a strange land. A moment of dislocation. The VR installation is a tent that can be typically found in refugee camps (Figure 1). It takes approximately 12m square of space. VR headset is situated in the middle of the tent. On the right side of the entrance of the tent, there is a TV mounted that is showing an animated loop that gives context to the visual treatment of the main character. Inside the tent, there is a cardboard piece with the words “where is justice, where is humanity” written.