for '04:40' i (mis)used the double lens effect of the vr glasses to represent a moment of perceptual distortion. perceptual processing disorders can be classified in a psychopathological context under the term ‚dissociation‘. however, dissociation as a protective mechanism can also be understood as a general societal phenomenon: every day we separate ourselves from a world flooded with crises for self-protection. through artistic abstraction, these individual and collective experiences of dissociation can be juxtaposed.

the brain receives individual images through each lens. if one of them is altered or even two completely different images are shown, it becomes difficult for the brain to combine the two images into one. the visual effect and the strain that this process produces is close to the feeling that can be experienced during dissociation.

through this immersive and very individual effect that the vr video has on each brain, there is the possibility to reflect on one's own experiences in dealing with inner and outer crises. the work is thus intended to increase emotional empathy and thereby contribute to destigmatization processes towards psychopathological manifestations of mental states such as dissociation.