“Chromaverse” is the expression of a designer who wants to free herself from the constraints of the real world.
Crédits photos : Marine Rouit Leduc
Marine Rouit Leduc’s first virtual reality project, “Chromaverse” is an experience that blends design, architecture and contemporary art. Marine Rouit Leduc takes her audience on a contemplative journey through the colors of light. “Chromaverse” is part of the official selection for the Recto VRso immersive art festival, taking place on April 10-13, 2025.
Architecture designed for light
Born into a family of creatives, with an architect father and a background in design, Marine Rouit Leduc has always been immersed in the world of objects. After fifteen years dedicated to design and innovation, and the founding of her studio, Meaningful, she shifted her focus to virtual reality. Following a writing residency in Arles, she brought her latest project, “Chromaverse”, to life.
To her, virtual reality is a gateway to new horizons, providing viewers with complete immersion in an alternate universe beyond the boundaries of the physical world. As a designer, she sees VR as a way to transcend physical and material limitations, enabling creation on an entirely unrestricted scale.
Following extensive experimentation and prototyping, “Chromaverse” emerged from a desire to reveal the colors of light through the prism of architecture. At the crossroads of contemporary art, design and architecture, this digital artwork orchestrates several theater and cinema sets, one after the other, each revealing different aspects of colored light. In contrast to her approach as a designer, Marine Rouit Leduc wanted to put architecture at the service of light.
A dreamlike journey into a world of perception
“Chromaverse” is an aesthetic experience based on research on light and its colors. It’s an odyssey in four chapters, a journey from artificial to natural light, from an intimate space to a starry night.
At the start of the experience, the user sits in front of a screen showing the digital universe created by the artist-designer. They then switch from 2D to 3D by putting on a virtual reality headset. A mysterious disc guides the user through a poetic, dreamlike and contemplative experience. “It’s like exploring a hallucinated reality,” explains Marine Rouit Leduc.
Through this artwork, the artist-designer seeks to explore the deep connection between colored light and architecture while transforming it into a moment of introspection and a singular experience. Virtual reality offers the freedom to craft a pure, unconstrained world beyond physical reality, where each participant shapes their own journey and personal interpretation. This medium’s potential mirrors our perception of colors—both singular and diverse, yet always experienced differently by each individual. Similarly, no two users will perceive the same immersive experience in exactly the same way.
“Chromaverse” is the third step on Marine Rouit Leduc’s path, following two exhibitions at Villa Savoye and Milan Design Week. Her first virtual reality artwork will be exhibited at the Recto VRso immersive art festival, April 10-13, 2025.
