The Cultural Programme presents the UK premiere of EVOLVER
Direct from the Cannes Film Festival, EVOLVER is an immersive virtual reality experience that pushes the frontiers of film, technology and medical science.
EVOLVER is part of the Adventures in Consciousness Season, a series of events led by the Cultural Programme at Oxford University that draws on medical humanities to showcase events on the theme of consciousness. This season captures the intellectual diversity required to tackle this topic, cutting across the sciences, technology, the humanities, and the creative arts.
This deep dive inside the human body takes you through the processes that sustain all life. Air travels from the mouth into the lungs, whirling like a tornado, before circulating the complex rivers and tributaries of our cardiovascular system and back into the natural world.
EVOLVER’s unique journey unfolds with narration from Cate Blanchett, alongside opening music from musician and producer Jon Hopkins. The score also features music by Jonny Greenwood, Meredith Monk, Jóhann Jóhannsson and Howard Skempton.
Created by London-based experiential artist collective, Marshmallow Laser Feast, EVOLVER will run from 25 October to 14 November 2024.
Artist and director, Ersin Han Ersin of Marshmallow Laser Feast says:
In this and other works we have created, we are seeking to highlight our connection with the wider systems of nature through the experience of art. The oxygen trees exhale flows into our tree-like lungs, flowing from our heart centre outward through fractal branching arteries to feed every cell in our body. Placing the audience in the centre of these nested ecosystems, we aim to bring them closer to an understanding of our interconnectedness.
Josie Bamford, Executive Producer at the Cultural Programme, says:
Following rave reviews from the Cannes Film Festival to exhibitions across Australia, South Korea and New York, Oxford audiences can now participate in this fascinating experience. As the headline event in our new ‘Adventures in Consciousness Season’, I am sure this will be an opportunity for everyone to learn more about themselves and the world around them. This is a key ambition for the Cultural Programme, and I cannot wait to experience it for myself!
The Adventures in Consciousness season runs from 10 October until 1 December. Learn about the full programme via the link below:
Adventures in Consciousness
