Limbotopia

“Limbotopia” refers to an imagined world where time seems to stand still: a static and often hopeless present, suspended between the poles of utopia and dystopia. After an environmental crisis in contemporary Taiwan, participants become passengers journeying through one such monochromatic eternity, submerged in phantasmagorical animations merging the microscopic and the monumental.

Premiering at Tribeca, Hsieh’s fully immersive 360-degree VR experience seems to defy the laws of gravity and perspective. Hypnotic imagery and an atmospheric electronic soundscape conjure a liminal space between dream and nightmare, between abstraction and annihilation. The result is eerie, innovative and utterly spellbinding.

This showcase is presented as part of the artist’s participation in LE VIVIER, a programme led by Pôle Pixel, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes resource centre for creation in digital environments, coordinated by Compagnie Haut et Court and NICOROSAN, in partnership with La Chartreuse – CNES, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon; Chroniques, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur resource centre for creation in digital environments; LUX, scène nationale de Valence; Le Grenier à Sel – Fondation EDIS; and the University of Avignon.