{"id":14692,"date":"2023-03-15T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T07:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.laval-virtual.com\/?p=14692"},"modified":"2023-03-14T16:58:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T15:58:11","slug":"recto-vrso-is-cooking-up-a-special-edition-of-its-festival-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.laval-virtual.com\/en\/recto-vrso-is-cooking-up-a-special-edition-of-its-festival-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Recto VRso is cooking up a special edition of its festival in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International Digital Art festival Recto VRso<\/span> is<\/span> preparing its 6th edition<\/b> as part of the Laval Virtual exhibition. On April 12-16, 2023, several known artists of the festival are invited to exhibit their artworks. Performances and shows are also planned. We reviewed the full programme with Julien Lomet, Festival Manager.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 international digital artists invited<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The <\/span>Recto VRso festival was created in 2018<\/b> by the artist and researcher Judith Guez. “<\/span>Recto VRso creates spaces of exchanges around artistics forms between real and virtual, and presents different hybridizations and emergences<\/span><\/i>”, as Julien Lomet recalls. The main exhibition takes place at the heart of the Laval Virtual exhibition, close to the booths presenting the best innovations around virtual reality<\/a> and the metaverse. The OFF part of the digital art festival is located in a new place dedicated to art and culture in Laval, the <\/span>Quarante<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This edition is a bit special”, explains Julien Lomet. There will be <\/span>7 artworks by 7 artists<\/b> who already took part in Recto VRso and won a Laval Virtual Award. On the occasion of the 25th edition of the Laval Virtual exhibition, “<\/span>it’s a way for us to thank them for their involvement and their huge work thanks to which the festival has been shining for 5 years<\/span><\/i>”. The artists who will be present: Anna Pompermaier, Elise Morin, Margherita Bergamo, Mélodie Mousset, Raphaël Isdant, Juan Le Parc, Chiachi Chang.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital art shows planned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the artists, Margherita Bergamo, winner in 2019 with its artwork EVE 3.0, will do a performance during the festival as part of the Art&VR Gallery. For 3 days, she will invite 12 people to put a virtual reality headset on. They will live, through her eyes, an immersive and interactive dance performance. Another performance is planned after the Laval Virtual Awards ceremony on Thursday 13 April.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival will also propose performances and shows as part of the <\/span>Recto VRso OFF.<\/b> Augmented shows will happen in the evening, in the new cultural place of Laval, the Quarante, as well as concerts, conferences, etc. “<\/span>These evenings will show that digital art has many faces. It’s not simply installations, there are also performances<\/span><\/i>”.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Quarante, the OFF will highlight the work of several universities that have been partners of the festival for many years. Among them: Université Paris 8, Université Rennes 2, Université Montpellier and UCO Angers. This part will exhibit artworks and installations created by students in fine arts and digital creation. “<\/span>Like the <\/span><\/i>ReVolution competitions<\/span><\/i><\/a> of Laval Virtual, we have our heart on giving the chance to young digital art talents<\/strong> to present their work.<\/span><\/i>”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recto VRso OFF: 3 event evenings!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the OFF part of Recto Vrso at the Quarante, three event evenings are organized, on top of live performances. All in all, <\/span>18 events are planned<\/b> all along the festival, from Wednesday 12 to Sunday 16. A part of the programme is open to children, from 5 years old. There will be for example a guided tour of the OFF exhibition, a projection of cartoons in collaboration with the <\/span>SIGGRAPH<\/span><\/a>, workshops-shows, conferences and concerts.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exclusive conferences (in French) and concerts takes place on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, open to all ages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n