Thur:12:45pm til 6:30pm

Fri: 9:30am til 6:30pm

Sat: 9:30 til 6:30pm

‘Hyphae Mind’ a collaboration with fungi

Marion Smylie

My interdisciplinary arts practice focuses on ecology and the curious entanglements of interspecies relationships. I work in a bio-inclusive way, collaborating with dynamic non-human beings who encourage me to think differently. I find the metaphors that arise from my relationship with fungi helpful. Fungi breaks boundaries, connects, decomposes, explores, builds, recycles, builds and evokes a sense of wonder- an essential tool for the times in which we live.

The dictionaries, which were withdrawn from the library, are a response to our need to question outdated language and structures. The sketchbooks, filled with drawings from botanical inks and charcoal made in the woods and planted with spawn, reflect natural cycles of making and unmaking. Initially trained in theatre, I studied BA Visual Performance at Dartington College of Art and later worked as an illustrator. I have recently graduated with a Masters in Fine Art from Arts University Plymouth.

Marion Smylie | Instagram

Cyber Mushroom

Imaginatrix / Batuhan Bintas

How many times have you had a psychedelic trip that you found language to have too low bandwith to explain? Well now you can upgrade your communication to a cyberdelic level. Cyber Mushroom provides psychonauts a cyberdelic platform where they can regenerate their trips in virtual reality and turn them in cyberdelic experiences. Find Cyber Mushroom at the Ramstein Rooms, have a cyberdelic trip and learn how to join the platform! Turn on, boot up, jack in!

Imaginatrix

Oizys' Labyrinth: Navigating Anxious Futures through Cyberdelic VR Innovation

Awen

Oizys' Labyrinth is a ground-breaking, immersive virtual reality experience that skilfully blurs the lines between human emotions and technology, creating a truly Cyberdelic experience for users. Our innovative creation is founded on two fundamental concepts: transhumanism and AWE. By embracing the transformative power of AWE, the audience is able to be fully captivated in our bespoke landscapes.

Awen enhances human capabilities and transcends the limitations of our physical world, inspiring users to marvel at the endless possibilities of their emotional transformation. Awen is a start-up exploring a radical new approach to the future of the mental health problems that will emerge in the next few years as we form a new and connected relationship with XR technology. You will be experiencing our latest prototype, which stems from our co-founder's previous ten years of working on emotional manipulation with his "The Waldorf Project".

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The Hypnagogic Light Experience

Light Attendance gmbh

The Hypnagogic Light Experience induced by the powerful neurostimulator Lucia N°03 will quickly lead you into an altered state of consciousness, legally and without substances. Linger in the careless beauty of the eternal now. Experienced light travellers can enjoy a longer session, whilst newcomers will be introduced to a world of unexpectedly beautiful and colourful visions, the like of which they might never have experienced (sober) before.

Lucia N°03 was developed by Dr. Engelbert Winkler (psychiatrist / psychologist), and Dr. Dirk Proeckl (medical neurologist/psychologist) who are the patent-holders and is still manufactured in the Tyrolean Alps of Austria. Bookings are taken on the day at the installation.

Light Attendance | Instagram

Array Infinitive

Leslie Deere

Array Infinitive is a PhD research project that explores audience experience in audio-visual VR art practice. The studio-led performance piece draws upon ambient audio and colourful VR visuals generated, processed, and ‘played’ via gesture to a locally networked audience.

Array Infinitive sets out to create a shared group altered state experience. For Breaking Convention 2023 a participatory installation of the work will be on-site, including immersive projections and amplified sound. There are 7 VR scenes, travelling up the colour spectrum or chakra system. The minimal abstract VR worlds are accompanied by lilting soundscapes composed from recordings of Glasgow musicians including a cellist, harpist and percussionist as well as the GSA Choir.

This project reconfigures the architecture of spectatorship via a hybrid-audience, or collective of observers both in and out of VR. The paradox of this work is addressed through a new form of multidimensionality where some people are perceiving another visual world through hardware, yet still connected to the group through the physical space, the encounter and the sound. Array Infinitive asks the audience to find a transcendent form of relation, one of a visceral, shared experiential kind - to embody the experience and give-in to being affected together. The project was sponsored by Solarflare Studio in London. Bookings will be taken on the day at the installation.

Leslie Deere | Instagram

Tipping Points

Mark Claydon

Tipping Points is an installation using neurally generated audio, vibration and light to journey through our world, trigger new states of consciousness ("It's like travelling through a jungle on acid") and inspire us to think collectively about our future.

The multi-sensory experience lasts about four minutes for each participant and has induced a variety of interesting states of mind.

Climate Tipping Points | Instagram

Iridescent Cleanse

Jakob la Cour

This participatory artwork is an immersive mixed-reality performance that invites one audience to experience a virtual cleanse with both physical and digital artefacts to foster self-discovery, healing, and transformation.

Audience members are equipped with a VR headset. In a direct and personal meeting with the performer, the audience is led through an intimate multisensory tech-spiritual session.

Iridescent Cleanse is a 20-minute, 3-stage journey, accommodating a continuous flow of participants. It involves 5 mins sensory preparation, 10 mins multiplayer VR cleansing experience, and 5 mins integration & reflection.

The work is a continuation of Jakob la Cour’s exploration of the intersection between the bodily, mechanical and spiritual. Bookings will be taken on the day at the installation.

Jakob la Cour | Instagram

Deep Sym Experience

Kira Zhigalina

Sym is an interactive art object that visualises breathing, synthesising technology, art and wellbeing. Custom sensors in a cushion or belt pick up slow deep diaphragm breathing, visualising it in a soothing light. The experience allows the participant/s to focus on breath and breathing through the belly which activates the parasympathetic nervous system, improving physical, emotional and cognitive states overall.

Conscious breathing is an ancient tool for expanding consciousness and transformative experiences - non-drug-induced altered states. Sym allows participants to have a beautiful experience of harmony, within themselves, with others, and with the surroundings. One light can be used by two people and when their breathing rates are synced, the object animates with joyful rainbows. Sym is for symbiosis - a beneficial process in nature where connections beyond the self improve the overall ecology of being.

Deep Sym | Instagram

The Cyberdelic Society Showcase

The Cyberdelic Society (TCS)

The Cyberdelic Society is back at Breaking Convention for its 3rd showcase. Join us on an adventure into the latest Cyberdelic experiences which are on the frontiers of immersive storytelling. This showcase aims to inspire developers, artists, scientists, therapists, techno-enthusiasts, and psychonauts to collectively unite and explore this paradigm. Immerse yourself in a range of Extended Reality Technologies (XR) including VR/MR and cutting edge Immersive Ai Tools. The following 6 listings are part of the showcase. No booking is necessary.

The Cyberdelic Society | Instagram

Skybox Lab (TCS)

Blockade Labs

We believe that the future belongs to the visionaries. At Blockade Labs, we're committed to breaking down the barriers between technology and creativity so that everyone can manifest their ideas into reality. Join us as we share our scientific spellcraft and keep an eye out for what’s next! This installation is part of the Cyberdelic Society Showcase.

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Recombination VR (TCS)

Julius Horsthui

Recombination is the latest project from visionary fractal artist Julius Horsthuis. Realizing that the best way to enjoy his work is immersion, he collaborated with seven of his favorite musicians in order to create an abstract journey through music, space and mathematics.

In order to get the most out of the hardware’s capabilities, Julius rendered the album in the highest possible resolution. The details in the fractals need to be experienced fully, therefor, we decided to make this album downloadable only, so it can’t be streamed. This means that patience and fast internet are required. But we promise it will be worth your time.

Music: Michael Stearns, David Levy, Max Cooper, Desert Dwellers, Ben Lukas BoysenTemple, InvisibleOtt

Developer: Desmond Germans

Fractal artist: Julius Horsthuis

Recombination VR | Instagram | Twitter

Visionarium 2 (TCS)

Sander Bos

The visionary journey continues! Visionarium 2 The Descent is a follow up VR experience by multimedia artist and solo indie developer Sander Bos.

In Visionarium 2, you will descend into the dystopian crevices of our times. This audio-visualizer features an archetypal underworld experience, inviting the journeyer to surrender to the darkness as a way to break through and enter visionary states.

Most of the artwork is painted in Tiltbrush and other VR creation tools, trying to make the most out of VR as a new artform. Like in the first version, the experience includes a fixed soundtrack by various musicians and the possibility to add your own music of preference.

Featuring music tracks from Treeboga, Kaminanda and Dreamstate Logic.

Sander Bos | Instagram | Twitter

Desert Rose (TCS)

Cyberdelic Labs

Desert Rose, a 30-minute virtual reality experience, invites you to embark on a journey to discover new dimensions within. Inspired by the resilience and adaptability of the desert rose, this experience will challenge you to transform uncertainty and find your courageous path. The desert rose is a symbol of the potentiality that lies within each of us. Though it may appear fragile, the rose draws upon the vast reserves of the desert to bloom and thrive. Let Desert Rose be your guide to discover the vitality and possibility that lies within you. Explore hidden oases, brave sandstorms, and bloom into the fullest expression of yourself. Experience the wonder of the fabled desert rose, and emerge renewed and ready to conquer the challenges that lie ahead. Music: Tribone/ Held by Sound

Cyberdelic Society | Instagram

Squingle (TCS)

Squingle Studios

Step into SQUINGLE, a psychedelic VR puzzle game that provides brain candy for the soul. Guide revolving orbs through dazzling, otherworldly iridescent 3D mazes, discover enigmatic secrets, and encounter Squingle, a DMT-inspired goddess, on a mystical journey of transcendence. SQUINGLE is crafted to be intuitively played while tripping, weaving together awe-inspiring visuals and Zen-like quotes. Born of the psychedelic experience, the levels were designed from within VR while on psychedelics, imparting a 'contact high' as you flow in sync with the original tripper's movements. Immerse yourself in SQUINGLE and ride the waves of cosmic evolution!

Squingle | Instagram | Twitter

Ayahuasca VR (TCS)

Jan Kounen

In Kosmik Journey the viewer follows Jan Kounen on a voyage to the Amazon, before shifting over into his point of view and experiencing the story through his eyes. For seventeen years, he has been traveling once a year to the Peruvian region of the Amazon, to meet indigenous healers and expand his knowledge of their traditional medicine. In the jungle at night, a traditional ritual is taking place...

Developed by: Mac Guff, Atlas V, a_BAHN

Atlas V Ayahuasca Project | Twitter