3DCGArt workInstallationVR
Lonely Eyes
2019
Only Image
In this work, the VR participant is exhibited in the venue as a “sculptural work.” The viewer wears a VR headset and a full set of VR walking apparatus (Virtuix Omni) mounted on a pedestal, and experiences the work while holding a gun-shaped controller. This shooting-game-style piece allows the viewer to shoot a gun to gradually open up their field of vision and acquire the scenery before them. Toward the end of the experience, a treasure chest appears deep inside the museum; when it is opened, the Medusa painted by Caravaggio leaps out. The viewer, gazed upon by Medusa, is turned into a stone statue, and the experience ends with them displayed on a pedestal as one of the museum’s exhibits. This work does not merely invite participation in a game, but turns the very situation of viewing a VR work into the work itself.