I WILL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
Art
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Information
I will sleep when I’m dead is a dive into the brain, a navigation by sight amongst neurons and synapses. The visitor gets lost in an infinite maze and crosses paths with «thoughts» materialized by drawings looking like pictograms. An intimate head to head, closely psychoanalytical, that introduces to an intense and a unique experience.
Concept
« I will sleep when I’m dead » several words borrowed from Bon Jovi reveal a lot about Jeanne Susplugas’ work, the brain and our thoughts, so difficult to tame.
Thanks to the «techno-magic» of virtual reality, the viewer dives into a skull amongst neurons and synapses, gets lost in an infinite maze and crosses paths with «thoughts» materialized by drawings looking like pictograms. It is an intimate head to head, almost psychoanalytical which introduces an intense and unique experience.
Submerged in the brain, tortuous, sometimes foggy, the audience will have to follow, at their convenience several journeys related to their thoughts. According to a bundle of «narratives», everyone will be free to experience their own mental journey.
Statement
The project is developed around the link between the house and the brain.
The brain is far from having revealed all its secrets and in order to understand its dysfunctions, it is essential to unravel its mysteries. Recent scientific studies should make it possible to find new ways of prevention or even treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or behavioral anomalies, as well as sensory deficits.
This project is based on scientific research that emerges in a sensitive and emotional way. It is above all a mental space, the nerve center of thought.
Whether it’s the artist’s hair (Hair, homage to Gordon Matta-Clark), tree branches (Arbre généalogique), synapses (In my brain) or molecules (Disco ball) ... it’s about ramifications.
International title
I WILL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
Release date
11/01/2020
Synopsis
I will sleep when I’m dead is a dive into the brain, a navigation by sight amongst neurons and synapses. The visitor gets lost in an infinite maze and crosses paths with «thoughts» materialized by drawings looking like pictograms. An intimate head to head, closely psychoanalytical, that introduces to an intense and a unique experience.
Scenography
Depending on the possible available space, the experience can be presented as an installation (set + VR experience) or only as VR experience.
The visitor enters a primal space of experience, a minimal set, stylized, adaptable.
Minimum Duration (mn)
7
Thematics
Culture and artsExperimentalSciences and technologies
Technology(ies) used
3D animationInstallationInteractivityReal time engine
Production company(ies)
Notoryou
Country(ies)
France
Distribution Strategy
Device(s) compatibility
Oculus QuestOculus Quest 2
Number of user(s)
Single-user experience
Play area
IndoorOutdoorRoom ScaleSeated (360° chair)
Distribution strategy
Art museums & galleriesCulture & ethnographic museumsDigital art centersFestival, Art fairsScience & technology museums
Target audience(s)
From 10 years old
Main Achievements (Prize, Selection, where the project has been already distributed)
Virtuality Best of French XR immersive contents (France) 2020
Winner of XR Orange Fondation Beaumarchais / SACD (France) 2020
RectoVrso / Laval Virtual
(France) - 14 au 17 avril 2022
Videoformes Clermont-Ferrand
(France) - 18-19 mars 2022
Festival LEV - Festival de electrónica visual y experiencias inmersivas
Madrid (Espagne), 2021
Festival accès)s
Pau (France), 2021
Hong Kong InnoCarnival Hong Kong
(Hong-Kong), 2021
I will sleep when I'm dead - Jeanne Susplugas solo show
La Patinoire Royale/Galerie Valérie Bach (Belgique), 2021
Festival ON ARLES Arles
(France), 2020
I will sleep when I'm dead - Jeanne Susplugas solo show
Ardenome / Ancien Grenier à Sel - Avignon (France), 2020
Team
First and last name(s) of the Lead artist(s)
Jeanne Susplugas
First and last name(s) of producer(s)
Charles Lefort / Christophe Bourgeois / Fabien Moreira d'Almeida
Main cast
Produced with love for the artist Jeanne Susplugas by Notoryou
Music & sound design : Vincent Lagadrillière / Superpose Studio
Co-producers : Chroniques / EDIS / Fonds de Dotation / CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée - DICRÉAM / ON ARLES.
Partners : INSTITUT FRANÇAIS / VR Arles Festival
With the support of : bourse Orange XR SACD
Distributor : Lucid Realities