Interaction with virtual reality
Prometheus Bound Meiro Koizumi

9/28 (Sat), 9/29 (Sun)
BMW GROUP Tokyo Bay

A work that uses VR to relive the memories, emotions, and hopes for the future of ALS patients.

Commissioned by the Aichi Triennale 2019, Meiro Koizumi collaborated with Masatane Muto of WITH ALS to create this work, whose starting point was the Greek tragedy "Prometheus Bound" (by Aeschylus). Although Prometheus has the ability to foresee the future, he suffers eternal torment for stealing fire from Zeus and giving it to humans. In a near futuristic world inspired by this mythical time, the audience relives the sensations and emotions of "others" different from themselves. Upon the expansion of our bodies and perceptions through VR, is it utopia or dystopia that we experience? This work received the Grand Prize in the Art Division of the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021.