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Fantomas: VR Arab Science Fiction

Fantomas: VR Arab Science Fiction

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December 01 // 22 2022

Qasr El Nil, Egypt

  • December 01 // 22 2022 | Qasr El Nil, Egypt

Festival

Fantomas is a virtual reality art exhibition; where the audience can use VR headsets to experience the immersive projects created by the participants in Fantomas Lab.

Fantomas Lab was held under the supervision of artists Jean François Robin and Maha Maamoun, with the contribution of the guests: Nadim Choufi, Assem Hendawi and HUNITI GOLDOX; and the technical support from 412 labs.

Seven participants were selected through Fantomas open call. The participants are: Fahed Sayej, Hafez Hamdallah, Sara Ayman, Ahmed Aiuby, Mena Safwat, Amr Ali and Tlön.

The exhibited artworks:
Speculation by Fahed Sayej.
A Lonely World by Hafez Hamdallah.
Circles by Sara Ayman.
Frog by Ahmed Ayubi.
In...
Fantomas is a virtual reality art exhibition; where the audience can use VR headsets to experience the immersive projects created by the participants in Fantomas Lab.

Fantomas Lab was held under the supervision of artists Jean François Robin and Maha Maamoun, with the contribution of the guests: Nadim Choufi, Assem Hendawi and HUNITI GOLDOX; and the technical support from 412 labs.

Seven participants were selected through Fantomas open call. The participants are: Fahed Sayej, Hafez Hamdallah, Sara Ayman, Ahmed Aiuby, Mena Safwat, Amr Ali and Tlön.

The exhibited artworks:
Speculation by Fahed Sayej.
A Lonely World by Hafez Hamdallah.
Circles by Sara Ayman.
Frog by Ahmed Ayubi.
In Circo by Amr Ali and Mena Safwat.
Anachronistic Spaces by Tlön.

The exhibition hosts side events; Fantomas Talks: VR Practices in Ramallah, on December 2, 7 P.M.; No Borders – Audiovisual Performances, on December 3, 7 P.M; and the release of Fantomas publication during Cairo Art Book Fair, from 8 to 10 December.

The alliance between VAF, FLyer and Medrar for contemporary Art was implemented in the framework of the All-Around Culture program by L’art Rue & MitOst and co-funded by the European Union in Egypt and EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture in Egypt.

Performances

Performers (3)

3 performers (20 peoples) from Hungary, Italy playing 2 AV Performance, Workshop.

FLxER

FLxER

  • Italy Roma, Bologna, Bergamo, Hungary Budapest
Fusolab 2.0

Fusolab 2.0

  • Italy Roma, Meta, Naples
Ipologica

Ipologica

  • Italy Roma