On the floating ICAROS device, a journey through infinite, self-reflecting landscapes begins. Fractal structures unfold like living architecture, luminous and constantly changing. Every movement evokes new colors, spaces, and sounds, while voices and tones drift through the space as if from another sphere. persona.fractalis explores the principle of infinite branching and self-similarity, which appears not only in mathematics but also in nature, body, psyche, music, literature, and architecture, always with a peculiar allure. Here, fractals become aesthetic symbols, representing narrative, music, and digital worlds. The recurrence and iteration that shape fractals also form the fundamental principle of many algorithms and artificial intelligence technologies. persona.fractalis makes these hidden relationships tangible in a poetic way. A specially developed real-time engine smoothly renders the three-dimensional structures and enables free navigation in virtual space – without predefined paths, without repetition. Human and algorithm jointly curate an experience that changes with every glance: an immersive dialogue between mathematics, dream, and bodily perception.
Persona.Fractalis: Infinite Cities
In the ICAROS flight simulator: An immersive journey through algorithmic fractal landscapes.
MIREVI (Mixed Reality and Visualization, www.mirevi.de) is an interdisciplinary creative team at Hochschule Düsseldorf (HSD), consisting of experts in digital media, computer science, social sciences, design, and art, who work together on research and development projects, commercial topics, and artistic digital forms of expression. MIREVI believes in the power of collaborative creativity and intrinsic motivation and explores the potential of mixed reality technologies for artistic and cultural productions, while simultaneously leveraging artistic and interdisciplinary research to open up new perspectives on technology. Through partnerships with cultural institutions and individual artists, MIREVI works on projects ranging from interactive media installations and support for XR theater to AI-based dance performances. Furthermore, the team focuses on scientific and theoretical approaches to artistic research at the intersection of society, people, and digital technologies and handles everything – from conceptual ideas and aesthetic design to technical implementation.