Habub (Writings of Sand and Water)

Selected XR Development Market

Information

Habūb* is inspired by the immense sandstorms (haboobs) that fertilize the Amazon with Saharan sands. This immersive work explores the planet’s unseen connections, rereading a famous Colombian novel “The Vortex” in its 100th anniversary.

Lead artist(s)

Carmen Gil Vrolijk, Camilo Giraldo, Juan Carlos Echeverry, Juanita Delgado, Urian Sarmiento, Juan Manuel Toro, Jorge Bandera, Alvaro Rodríguez Badel

Name of the producer(s)

Carmen Gil Vrolijk

Estimated duration (minutes)

Languages of your experience

EnglishFrenchspanish

Play Area

Seated (360° chair)Standing

Technologies used

Ambisonics soundHand trackingInteractivityLIDAR ScanningPhotogrammetryVolumetric CaptureArtificial Intelligence3D Animation

Thematic(s)

Latin America, Environmental, Experimental

Website

https://laquintadelobo.net/

Production Strategy

Production Company(ies)

La Quinta del Lobo

Main production country

Colombia

Second production country

France

Open to coproduction

Yes

Estimated Budget

Between 100k €/$ and 400k €/$

Acquired Budget (%)

20% to 35%

Name(s) of the funding body(ies) or partner(s)

National Centre for the Arts (Ministry of Culture Colombia), Universidad de los Andes

Distribution Strategy

Release Date

2025

Number of user(s)

Single-user experience

Device(s) compatibility

HTC ViveOculus QuestMeta Quest 2, Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift S

Contact details

https://laquintadelobo.net/

Colombia

Team

Carmen Gil Vrolijk

Associate Professor / Artist / CuratorRETA.HEX / Univ. de los Andes

Juan Carlos Echeverry

Tenor / PerformerLa Quinta del Lobo