Category: Experience

Plankton are too small to see, but they can form large enough masses to be seen from space. They are crucial partners in the work of keeping both the oceans and the air healthy. How does it feel to be a plankton? To explore this question, SUPERFLEX designed a computer-generated plankton in a VR environment. Unsettling our perceptions of scale and otherness, Psychoplankton allows the viewer to mentally drift along with a life form that bears no resemblance to human beings, though we share a planet, an ecosystem, and a future.

If the viewer remains idle, then the world inside the VR disintegrates—the images fall apart, leaving an empty space only inhabited by strains of elevator music. This music is always in the middle of a song, seemingly never-ending, eerily familiar but unplaceable. The grandiose but banal melody simultaneously emphasizes and deflates the relationship between the microscopic, the cosmic, and the subjective. When the viewer starts moving again, the music fades, the visuals are reconstructed, and the journey continues.

Eventually, the journey takes us through Earth’s atmosphere, close to the surface, and into the ocean. As the microscopic world comes closer, the viewer approaches a phytoplankton, eventually entering it and taking on its perspective. The visuals become more fluid, and the viewer sees the world from another point of view.

Psykoplankton by SUPERFLEX is commisioned by Viborg Kunsthal / Viborg UNESCO City of Media Art, and developed in close collaboration with The Animation Workshop and Khora Contemporary.

The exhibition is supported by
Statens Kunstfond
Det Obelske Familiefond
Augustinus Fonden
Viborg Kommune

Downtown July rocks Viborg! Join us on Paletten for a great live concert and the premiere of 4 newly created music videos, made by local young artists.

Downtown July is a Danish band full of playful energy and a will to explore different genres

The band is not afraid to mix genres and elements from rock, punk, reggae, soul, and world music. Their sound is a new postrock and alternative indie. Downtown July is hard-hitting beats and soulful and melodic tunes. Their Danish lyrics explore a wide range of emotions, from the utter powerless to dominant.

Find them on Spotify and @downtownjuly

How does it feel to be plankton? To explore this question, SUPERFLEX designed a computer-generated plankton in a VR environment. Unsettling our perceptions of scale and otherness, Psychoplankton allows the viewer to mentally drift along with a life form that bears no resemblance to human beings, though we share a planet, an ecosystem, and a future.

If the viewer remains idle, then the world inside the VR disintegrates—the images fall apart, leaving an empty space only inhabited by strains of elevator music. This music is always in the middle of a song, seemingly never-ending, eerily familiar but unplaceable. The grandiose but banal melody simultaneously emphasizes and deflates the relationship between the microscopic, the cosmic, and the subjective. When the viewer starts moving again, the music fades, the visuals are reconstructed, and the journey continues.

Eventually, the journey takes us through Earth’s atmosphere, close to the surface, and into the ocean. As the microscopic world comes closer, the viewer approaches phytoplankton, eventually entering it and taking on its perspective. The visuals become more fluid, and the viewer sees the world from another point of view.

The exhibition is open from  29.09.22 to 15.01.23 at Viborg Kunsthal. To get more information on opening hours and ticket prices, click here

The piece Psychoplankton by SUPERFLEX is commissioned by Viborg Kunsthal / Viborg UNESCO City of Media Art, and developed in close collaboration with The Animation Workshop and Khora Contemporary.

The exhibition is supported by

Statens Kunstfond
Det Obelske Familiefond
Augustinus Fonden
Viborg Kommune

How does it feel to be plankton? To explore this question, SUPERFLEX designed a computer-generated plankton in a VR environment. Unsettling our perceptions of scale and otherness, Psychoplankton allows the viewer to mentally drift along with a life form that bears no resemblance to human beings, though we share a planet, an ecosystem, and a future.

If the viewer remains idle, then the world inside the VR disintegrates—the images fall apart, leaving an empty space only inhabited by strains of elevator music. This music is always in the middle of a song, seemingly never-ending, eerily familiar but unplaceable. The grandiose but banal melody simultaneously emphasizes and deflates the relationship between the microscopic, the cosmic, and the subjective. When the viewer starts moving again, the music fades, the visuals are reconstructed, and the journey continues.

Eventually, the journey takes us through Earth’s atmosphere, close to the surface, and into the ocean. As the microscopic world comes closer, the viewer approaches phytoplankton, eventually entering it and taking on its perspective. The visuals become more fluid, and the viewer sees the world from another point of view.

The exhibition is open from  29.09.22 to 15.01.23 at Viborg Kunsthal. To get more information on opening hours and ticket prices, click here

The piece Psychoplankton by SUPERFLEX is commissioned by Viborg Kunsthal / Viborg UNESCO City of Media Art, and developed in close collaboration with The Animation Workshop and Khora Contemporary.

The exhibition is supported by

Statens Kunstfond
Det Obelske Familiefond
Augustinus Fonden
Viborg Kommune

How does it feel to be plankton? To explore this question, SUPERFLEX designed a computer-generated plankton in a VR environment. Unsettling our perceptions of scale and otherness, Psychoplankton allows the viewer to mentally drift along with a life form that bears no resemblance to human beings, though we share a planet, an ecosystem, and a future.

If the viewer remains idle, then the world inside the VR disintegrates—the images fall apart, leaving an empty space only inhabited by strains of elevator music. This music is always in the middle of a song, seemingly never-ending, eerily familiar but unplaceable. The grandiose but banal melody simultaneously emphasizes and deflates the relationship between the microscopic, the cosmic, and the subjective. When the viewer starts moving again, the music fades, the visuals are reconstructed, and the journey continues.

Eventually, the journey takes us through Earth’s atmosphere, close to the surface, and into the ocean. As the microscopic world comes closer, the viewer approaches phytoplankton, eventually entering it and taking on its perspective. The visuals become more fluid, and the viewer sees the world from another point of view.

The exhibition is open from  29.09.22 to 15.01.23 at Viborg Kunsthal. To get more information on opening hours and ticket prices, click here

The piece Psychoplankton by SUPERFLEX is commissioned by Viborg Kunsthal / Viborg UNESCO City of Media Art, and developed in close collaboration with The Animation Workshop and Khora Contemporary.

The exhibition is supported by

Statens Kunstfond
Det Obelske Familiefond
Augustinus Fonden
Viborg Kommune

VAF wants to give thanks to all the creators of the festival and celebrate the courage they show by sharing their work with the festival audience. The nominated films will be judged by the professional juries of 2022, who will also be announcing the winners.

VAF receives animated films from filmmakers from all over the world with strong messages and stories that illuminate current themes, trends and challenges. These are films that you would not necessarily be able to see in the cinema or on various streaming services. That’s why the VAF Award nominees need to be celebrated as unique film experiences, whether it’s short films or feature films. We are always deeply grateful for the filmmaker’s courage and creative urge to create such amazing animated experiences.

The awards of 2022 is:

• VAF Best Feature
• VAF Best Short
• VAF Best Experimental
• VAF Best Student Film
• VAF Best Commissioned Work – NEW
• Open Workshop Best Danish Animated Short
• ANIMOK School Competition
• ANIDOX:VR Award

Read more about the awards and jury here

How does it feel to be plankton? To explore this question, SUPERFLEX designed a computer-generated plankton in a VR environment. Unsettling our perceptions of scale and otherness, Psychoplankton allows the viewer to mentally drift along with a life form that bears no resemblance to human beings, though we share a planet, an ecosystem, and a future.

If the viewer remains idle, then the world inside the VR disintegrates—the images fall apart, leaving an empty space only inhabited by strains of elevator music. This music is always in the middle of a song, seemingly never-ending, eerily familiar but unplaceable. The grandiose but banal melody simultaneously emphasizes and deflates the relationship between the microscopic, the cosmic, and the subjective. When the viewer starts moving again, the music fades, the visuals are reconstructed, and the journey continues.

Eventually, the journey takes us through Earth’s atmosphere, close to the surface, and into the ocean. As the microscopic world comes closer, the viewer approaches phytoplankton, eventually entering it and taking on its perspective. The visuals become more fluid, and the viewer sees the world from another point of view.

The exhibition is open from  29.09.22 to 15.01.23 at Viborg Kunsthal. To get more information on opening hours and ticket prices, click here

The piece Psychoplankton by SUPERFLEX is commissioned by Viborg Kunsthal / Viborg UNESCO City of Media Art, and developed in close collaboration with The Animation Workshop and Khora Contemporary.

The exhibition is supported by

Statens Kunstfond
Det Obelske Familiefond
Augustinus Fonden
Viborg Kommune