Experimental Video Essay on VR Glasses

In (mis)using the double lens effect of the VR-glasses, a moment of psychological separation is simulated. Such a moment can be psycho-pathologically classified under the term ‚Dissociation‘. However, Dissociation as a protective mechanism can also be understood as a societal phenomenon: Every day we separate ourselves from a world flooded with crises and overstimulation for self-protection, increasingly using virtual realities.

Combined with a sound piece, that collects random finds of an internet research, to the term „dissociation“ and thus contains excerpts from encyclopedia articles, definitions in ICD-10 or psychological guides as well as questions asked and thoughts shared in forums and blogs, the work juxtaposes individual and collective experiences of dissociation.

Experimental Video Essay on VR Glasses

In (mis)using the double lens effect of the VR-glasses, a moment of psychological separation is simulated. Such a moment can be psycho-pathologically classified under the term ‚Dissociation‘. However, Dissociation as a protective mechanism can also be understood as a societal phenomenon: Every day we separate ourselves from a world flooded with crises and overstimulation for self-protection, increasingly using virtual realities.

Combined with a sound piece, that collects random finds of an internet research, to the term „dissociation“ and thus contains excerpts from encyclopedia articles, definitions in ICD-10 or psychological guides as well as questions asked and thoughts shared in forums and blogs, the work juxtaposes individual and collective experiences of dissociation.