A SENSE OF TIME

"A Sense of Time" connects the permanence and ephemerality of sound and light, primordial elements from which our memories and fantasies are woven. This techno-impressionistic experience combines stroboscopic computer-generated visuals and immersive audio, speaking equally to neurons and humans.

Much like the reveries that emerge when gazing at the sky, "A Sense of Time" invites us into a theater of disappearance where fleeting images and hallucinations reshape our sense of self and consciousness. As beings living under the light of the natural sun, we find in its flares a sanctuary for joy, grief, loss, and connection. But will future societies find comfort beneath myriads of artificial suns? Will they confide their deepest thoughts to virtual moons?

The prototype of A Sense of Time was realised within the framework of Onassis ONX Immersive Proof-of-Concept at Onassis ONX with support from Smart Attica European Digital Innovation Hub. It was premiered as a video installation in the EMAP Group Show Radical Intimacy, hosted by Onassis AiR (Athens, Dec 2024) - link

Image and sound: Stratos Bichakis

Concept: Alexandre Saunier, Stratos Bichakis 

Dramaturgy consulting: Alexandre Saunier

Mentor: Manolis Manousakis

Neuroscience consultant: Dimitra Mazaraki

Neuropsychology consultant: George Fejer