ABOUT
Radiance is a research platform and database for VR Art and an App for Meta Quest headsets presenting 40+ artistic VR experiences.
Our mission is to present artists working with VR from all over the world to create visibility and accessibility for VR art and for faster adoption of virtual technologies. The platform works closely with artists, institutions and independent curators to select the highest quality of virtual art for public institutional exhibitions.
How do VR experiences in visual arts differ from others?
Visual artists use their chosen medium to critically reflect upon and discuss today’s society or individual living conditions, to speak about e.g. science, philosophy, etc. or to scrutinize and question the possibilities or limits of the medium itself. They go beyond the creative possibilities of the medium and deal critically with their surroundings to include their thoughts and conclusions within their artwork.
TEAM
PHILIP HAUSMEIER
Co-Founder
Prof. Philip Hausmeier (he/him) is the co-founder of Radiance VR. He is Professor for Experience and Narrative Design in Expanded Realities at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt. With his Silicon Valley-based company Metaphysics VR, funded by Boost VC, he curated and produced NAUSEA, a VR group exhibition for HTC Vive which was shown at CHM Mountain View and at the ZKM Karlsruhe, and then acquired by the Zabludowicz Collection London. He is the founder of the VR Berlin Meetup, one of the biggest VR communities in Europe. For 10 years, he also has been working as a professional artist. He holds an MFA from Slade School of Art, London. He is based in Darmstadt.
TINA SAUERLAENDER
Co-Founder & CEO
Dr. Tina Sauerlaender (she/her) is the co-founder and CEO of Radiance VR. She is Artistic Director of the VR ART PRIZE by DKB in Cooperation with CAA Berlin. She is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the international exhibition hub and curatorial collective peer to space. Since 2010, she is the curator of many exhibitions on the impact of the digital and the Internet on society and individual environments. She curated the group exhibition THE UNFRAMED WORLD (HeK Basel, 2017), "Europe's first large-scale show on virtual reality" in art (ArteFuse). She is founder of SALOON Berlin, the first branch of the SALOON Network, international network for women identifying art professionals.