Prometheus the Fire-Bringer
Meiro Koizumi
Yokohama
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Dates
16:00-19:00
14:00-17:00
16:00-22:00
16:00-22:00
11:00-14:00
Start every 30 Min.
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TicketsPrometheus the Fire-Bringer
Meiro Koizumi
Yokohama
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With the help of technology, humans are penetrating ever deeper into the secrets of the body. Tracing elements of the ancient Prometheus myth, artist Meiro Koizumi uses cutting-edge media technologies to explore the boundaries of the experiential. His latest performative installation invites visitors to enter small incubation cocoons where they embark on a journey into an infinite forest – a return to the earth. Guided by the voice of a child, one visitor at a time is immersed in a virtual reality where their sense of touch and perception of their bodies will ultimately change. With ‘Prometheus the Fire-Bringer,’ Koizumi completes the final chapter of his neo-futuristic Prometheus VR Trilogy, creating a mythical future in which humans, technology, and nature dissolve into one another.
On July 8 at 7:00 PM, BvdS, Meiro Koizumi and Saeborg will meet in a Scenographic Salon Talk at Museum Angewandte Kunst.
“Prometheus the Fire-Bringer” is part of the curated art program “Incubation Pod. Dreaming worlds” at the Museum Angewandte Kunst, which gathers different artistic ideas, spaces and worlds in the form of interactive installations, virtual realities and performances. The whole program and tickets are available here.
See all parts of the Prometheus trilogy by Meiro Koizumi at Theater der Welt:
Part 1: Prometheus Bound
Part 2: Prometheus Unbound
Part 3: Prometheus The Fire-Bringer
©VR installation, 2023
Photo: Meiro Koizumi, Annet Gelink Gallery (Amsterdam), MUJIN-TO Production (Tokyo), Arts Commons Tokyo
Videotrailer via Youtube.
About the Artist(s)
Meiro Koizumi was born in Gunma and creates experimental video and performance works that explore the relationships between fact and fiction, between the state, the community, and the individual, and between human bodies and emotions. His installation works are represented in numerous public collections around the world. He has received solo exhibitions at the Pérez Art Museum in Miami and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 2021, Koizumi won the Artes Mundi 9 Prize in Cardiff and the Grand Prize in the Artistic Division of the Japan Media Arts Festival for ‘Prometheus Bound’.