Dual reality is a magic trick ploy in which spectators assume that everybody is witnessing the same performance or effect, but in actuality, different people are finding different meanings of certain deceptive words in the conversation. Generally, in dual reality effects, either the spectator gets more amazed than the rest of the audience or the audience gets more amazed than the spectator. I’ve always disliked these effects because it felt to me someone was always suckered. Either the audience or the spectator, it always felt like a short end of the stick to embarrassing someone or someone doesn’t get the full impact. I always thought that the true form of a dual reality reflection would be in helping two opposing or different value systems be able to share in the same environment but experience it in two completely different ways. Built for two people, DU/ALITY is a guided audio tour and visual experience that will challenge your perception of the world and the impact that we have on it. The project is designed for two people to share physical space but to experience that space completely differently. The blank white space is visually transformed by projectors transforming white walls into beautiful animated images and animations exploring an alien landscape. As the two people sit in the space one is asked to keep their eyes open to watch the transformations while the other is asked to sit quietly and close their eyes imagining the transformation around them until ultimately both share the newly transformed room together. The audio experience uses binaural audio to give a full immersive experience in a foreign and alient landscape.

 

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EXPERIENCE THE SHOW

To get a peak of the show see the different audio experiences below and the video for four walls condensed into a single screen.

https://youtu.be/4hinpftFqmYhttps://youtu.be/b_FUH_LVUkohttps://youtu.be/ORPEtHdM4TE

FAQ

  • What tools were used to produce this piece?

Blender, MadMapper, Binaural Audio Recording courtesy of Swallow Hill Music

  • WHERE WAS THE PIECE ORIGINALLY LOCATED?

In partnership with Reactv, this piece was installed in December 2019 in a Larimer space being used by Reactiv to host artists and local creators. The location is now known as The Banshee House. 

  • WHAT DO I NEED TO SEE THE SHOW

The show was designed for two people only. Each person was required to bring headphones to fully experience the installation.

  • COVID COMPLIANCE

At the height of COVID lockdown, this installation was designed so that only two people were allowed in at a time. The space was sanitized every hour during its opening and was self led so no experience with other people was required.

  • WHAT IF I GET LOST OR THE APP BREAKS

As seen above, head to Beacon, located right beside CREMA coffee, the Private Investigator will be there and will be able to assist.

  • ACCOMODATIONS

We thought long and hard when we created this show about how to offer accommodations and due to the budget, run time, and availability of the producer of the show, limited accommodations will be offered. We will not be able to run accommodations for this current experience. It is something that is acknowledged and will be added to future projects.

To learn more or request accommodations email theexposureproj@gmail.com for more information.Was