The CutOut Fest 2023 Selection brings together seven pieces of VR that redefine animation. With works by MUTEK and visions such as that of Maremoto, the exhibition explores quantum physics, activism and the dreamlike. A sensory journey where technology is transformed into pure emotion.

Special presentation of the highlights of the Official Selection of the CutOut Fest 2023, which brings together seven pieces of VR made in different techniques.

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IMMORTELLE

Original idea: Line Katcho

Producer: MUTEK

Musical and visual concept: Line Katcho

Technical Support: Guillaume Bourassa

Unity Programmer: Fernando Alexis Franco Murillo

Audio consultant: Julien-Robert Légault Salvail

Visual Consultant: Allison Moore

Publisher: MUTEK

Distributor: Astrea Immersive

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For the MUTEK Immersive Collection

Producer: Katharina Meissner

Production Manager: Lola Baraldi

Curator: Alain Mongeau

Visual identity: Tamara Manny D'Astous

Communications: Lola Baraldi, Thomas Giboudeaux, Grégoire Chevron

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MUTEK is grateful for the support of the Arts Council of Canada.

© Line Katcho

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Synopsis

Immortelle is an atmospheric and figurative work by 6DOF that illustrates the flights and falls of psychological resistance. The spectator travels through different scenes and seasons, crosses evocative empty structures, delves into waves and mountain peaks, and finds a presence in a vacuum. Immortelle evokes how visceral perceptions of our environment reflect our own transformations, showing both the softest and the most fiery sides of a fighting spirit.

Line Katcho is a Canadian composer and audiovisual artist primarily interested in sound and image as demonstrations of kinetic matter, leaving the spectator charged but liberated.

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ENTANGLEMENT XR

Concept: France Jobin & Markus Heckmann

Producer: MUTEK

Storyboard: France Jobin & Markus Heckmann

Sound Design: France Jobin

Visual Design: Markus Heckmann

Mixing and 3D modeling: Alexis Gladu Pilon

Technical Consultant: Guillaume Bourassa

Publisher: MUTEK

Publisher: Astrea Immersive

Length: 17 minutes

Year of Production: 2022

Country of origin: Canada

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For the MUTEK Immersive Collection

Producer: Katharina Meissner

Production Manager: Lola Baraldi

Curator: Alain Mongeau

Visual identity: Tamara Manny D'Astous

Communications: Lola Baraldi, Thomas Giboudeaux, Grégoire Chevron

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MUTEK is grateful for the support of the Arts Council of Canada.

© France Jobin & Markus Heckmann

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Synopsis

Entanglement XR distills theories of quantum physics into a plummeting sensory experience, illustrating the concept of entanglement, a strange scientific phenomenon that defies explanation. The work oscillates between four theories: the fluidity of time, the multiverse, the Copenhagen interpretation and decoherence. These complex notions filter through radiant altarpieces guided by science, technology and sensitivity to illustrate what cannot be visualized.

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HOUSE OF MOIRÉ

Concept and Creative Co-Direction: Chloe Alexandra Thompson & Matthew Edwards

Production: MUTEK

Sound Design and Spatialization: Chloe Alexandra Thompson

Visual Design: Matthew Edwards

Technical Support: J'vlyn d'Ark, Guillaume Bourassa, Danny Nguyen, Paul Georges

Storyboard Support: Olivia McGilchrist

Edition: MUTEK

Distribution: Astrea Immersive

Length: 16 minutes

Year of Production: 2022

Country of origin: Canada

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For the MUTEK Immersive Collection

Producer: Katharina Meissner

Production Manager: Lola Baraldi

Curator: Alain Mongeau

Visual identity: Tamara Manny D'Astous

Communications: Lola Baraldi, Thomas Giboudeaux, Grégoire Chevron

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MUTEK is grateful for the support of the Arts Council of Canada.

© Chloe Alexandra Thompson & Matthew Edwards

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Synopsis

House of Moiré invites users to a vacuum-like kingdom, where experience is defined by the curiosity of their eyes and ears. In a self-directed exploration, the spectator progresses through a succession of rooms dressed in optical patterns, audiovisual programming and minimalist spatial design. The result is a strange and inquisitive journey through a transformative sound and visual architecture. House of Moiré is the culmination of several iterations of Moiré, a series of A/V works that employ custom audio software, depth cameras, motion capture, and interactive design principles to investigate psychoacoustics and sensory illusion.

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DRAW FOR CHANGE: WE EXIST, WE RESIST

Direction: Mariana Cadenas Sangronis

Production: Evelien De Graef, Hanne Phlypo

Distribution: Unframed Collection

Length: 15 minutes

Date of production: 2023

Country of origin: Belgium

Language: Spanish

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Synopsis

Delve into the vibrant world of Maremoto, a young Mexican cartoonist who, through her drawings, empowers women and addresses the taboos of their society. In DRAW FOR CHANGE: WE EXIST, WE RESIST, an immersive and interactive virtual reality experience, we are part of Maremoto's constant search for his identity and his drive through art.

Visit Maremoto's studio, join her for an afternoon of street art and experience what it's like to move like a woman through a metropolis in Mexico, a country where 10 women are murdered every day and tens of thousands disappear.

This virtual reality experience combines 360° video, animation and interactivity in an attractive and creative journey for the viewer that explores relevant and universal themes such as body positivity, sexual harassment and contemporary activism.

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WONDER OF LIFE

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Direction: Wen Chieh Chang

Screenplay: Wei Yu Chen

Production: Yu Kuei Chuang

Distribution: Public Television Service Taiwan

Length: 9 minutes

Year of production: September 30, 2022

Country of origin: Taiwan

Language: English

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Synopsis

On Mount Niushou, I waited for the night, waiting for the world to come out of its lethargy. With the arrival of dawn, the vibrant colors gradually took hold of the pale darkness of the night, like a spell that is repeated endlessly.

In perfect stillness, I could almost hear the sound of each and every lotus flower in the pond blooming, one after the other...

At that very moment, he exclaimed in amazement: “It's like seeing the mystery of life.”

What is life?

They are the veins of a lotus leaf.

It's the swaying of a dragonfly.

It is a faint fragrance that dissipates in the air.

It's the waves disappearing in the water...

In the lotus pond at dawn, life... lies within nature's little wonder and mystery.

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AMORPHOUS VOLUMES

Direction: Daniel Foothead

Length: 5 minutes

Year of production: 2023

Country of origin: New Zealand

Language: Without dialogues

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Synopsis

Amorphous Volumes is an immersive virtual reality experience that combines interactive soundscapes with the unique hallucinatory aesthetic of Dr. D. Foothead. Participants explore a colorful organic environment, guided by their own curiosity, using simple tactile and movement interactions. The experience is designed to be accessible to all ages, with an emphasis on being playful and intuitive for the first-time VR adventurer. Inspired by the concept of synesthesia, the experience is like playing a dream as an instrument.

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EXO-CORTEX 2.0

Direction: JEREMY OURY

Production: JEREMY OURY (France) — MICHELLE FALCON (Mexico)

Duration: 4 min 30 sec

Year of production: 2023

Country of Origin: France

Language: English

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Synopsis

“Exo-Cortex 2.0" is an invitation to let go, guided by a voice that immerses us in dreamlike and hypnotic introspection. This immersive work proposes a dreamlike journey to spectators through a poetic and enchanting composition of space. Each step transforms the place into complex digital formations that become new objects of contemplation in 360° movement.

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