The female form, once displayed without agency, breaks free from convention as Duchampiana chooses to move upward, skyward. There is no finish line: the journey towards a free and authentic self means pushing forever onwards. An exercise in resilience and an encounter with truths buried deep within our physical bodies.

“Duchampiana” is an artistic VR installation focused on the theme of body politics. Departing from one of art history’s most notorious paintings - Duchamp’s “Nude Descending A Staircase No 2” - this immersive installation invites its audience to engage in a physical transgression of social constructs.

Context

Format

VR Art Installation

Runtime

10’’

Eurimages New Lab Award, awarded at IFFR 2024
Best Pitch Award sponsored by 4DR Studio, awarded at IFFR 2022

Awards

Written & Directed by

Lilian Hess

Produced by

Tchikiboum and mYndstorm productions

Artistic Direction by

Arnaud Desjardins

Sound Design by

Made by

Femme Fatale and i-mmersive

Fritz Rating

  • 81st Venice Film Festival

    27.8. - 07.09.2024

    Duchampiana has been officially selected for Venice Immersive. Starting in 2017, La Biennale launched the first competition for works in Virtual Reality in an A-list festival. The mostra takes place on the Lazzaretto Vecchio, a short distance from the Lido di Venezia.

    Official Site

  • To be announced

    15.10. - 20.10.2024

    Official Site

  • To be announced

    13.11. - 15.11.2024

    Official Site
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  • The jury is particularly impressed by the use of body movement, combined with new immersive technologies in order to evoke a sense of freedom and rebirth, interrogating a classical painting through a feminist lense.

    Jury awarding “Duchampiana” the Eurimages Outreach Award

  • What we really appreciate in this project is that form and story – or urgent message – are very elegantly intertwined in a short and simple but nevertheless profound idea. We believe VR needs more projects like this.

    Steye Hallema awarding “Duchampiana” the 4DR Studio Award

  • The crowd growing around me felt like all of humanity. At the end I wanted to keep going.

    Kevin, Audience Testing Participant

  • Lilian Hess

    Lilian Hess

    Writer/Director

  • Chihiro Kawasaki

    Chihiro Kawasaki

    Performer

  • Sarah Arnaud

    Sarah Arnaud

    Producer, Tchikiboum

  • Kathrin Brunner

    Kathrin Brunner

    Producer, mYndstorm productions

  • Oliver Czeslik

    Oliver Czeslik

    Producer, mYndstorm productions

  • Arnaud Desjardins

    Artistic Director, Femme Fatale

  • Michel Peneau

    Developer, Femme Fatale

  • Thibault Jorge

    Studio Manager, Femme Fatale

  • Fax Quintus

    Creative Technologist, i-mmersive

  • Fritz Rating

    Composer/Sound Designer

Press

CineEuropa, Interview with the director Lilian Hess
GamesMarkt, Duchampiana wins Eurimages New Lab Award – Outreach
Variety, Duchampiana Awarded at Rotterdam’s CineMart
IFFR Pro News, Duchampiana showcased at IFFR Darkroom
XR Must, Interview with the director Lilian Hess and producer Sarah Arnaud

Contact

Press Officers
julia.rommel[at]mehralspr.de
evelyn.nossol[at]gmail.com

Lilian Hess
lilian.s.hess[at]gmail.com

Tchikiboum
sarah[at]tchiki-boum.com

mYndstorm productions
kb[at]myndstorm.me
oc[at]myndstorm.me