REXPERIENCE, M’sian immersive art gallery officially launches

REXPERIENCE (RXP.KL), an immersive digital artwork gallery within the former cinema corridor of REXKL, formally launched on September 15, 2023.

Situated in downtown KL, the 8,800 sq ft gallery’s first artwork exhibition is titled “Different World”, and options a number of native and world artists, equivalent to Julius Horsthuis, Fahmi Hosnan, and Colas Fiszman. 

With three fundamental reveals and interludes, every present lasts roughly one hour and guarantees a “transformative expertise” that honours the limitless prospects of artwork.

RXP.KL’s press launch described the exhibition as an immersive journey that takes guests by way of cosmic, pure, city, and summary dimensions, providing a transcendent escape into realms of enchantment and creativity. 

Fairly than the standard artwork gallery expertise the place you roam about from artwork piece to artwork piece, RXP.KL is extra of a seated expertise the place you watch the screens and projections change earlier than your eyes, taking you on an audio-visual journey.

“At REXPERIENCE, we’re redefining what an artwork gallery might be—it’s an opportunity to step right into a world the place expertise and creativity meet in wonderful methods,” mentioned RXP.KL’s CEO and Artistic Director, Sébastien Jurkowski. 

“Our imaginative and prescient is to create exhibitions that spark discovery and inspiration amongst artwork lovers, younger innovators, and travellers in the hunt for real inventive, cultural and shared experiences.” 

A brand new artwork house for creatives

We had been in a position to expertise Different World ourselves on the launch day. The exhibit is damaged down into three fundamental components: 

• “Annihilation” by Colas Fiszman and Jonas Margraf
• “Overseas Nature” by Julius Horsthuis and Ben Lukas Boysen 
• “Yume” by Fahmi Hosnan and Ashish Khilnani

The “Overseas Nature” exhibit is an exploration of intricate fractals that unveil the hidden geometry of the universe. Julius Horsthuis crafts immersive encounters the place self-similar shapes and patterns emerge.

It’s accompanied by Ben Lukas Boysen’s specifically composed soundtrack, which heightens the sensory journey and evokes altered states of consciousness, akin to “psychonautic experiences”, RXP.KL said on its poster.

Following that’s “Yume”, a creation by RXP.KL that invitations guests on an journey by way of historical past’s cherished artworks. The exhibit reimagines conventional masterpieces by way of projection and movement, forging a connection between previous and current. 

Lastly, “Annihilation” blends dance, expertise, and music to create a charming narrative. The exhibit delves right into a realm the place innovation and penalties merge, portray a vivid image of humanity’s complicated relationship with expertise. 

Together with these are intermittent interlude artworks featured between reveals by each world and native artists. RXP.KL describes these as offering moments of contemplation and connection, making certain an entire and immersive expertise.

Some background on RXP.KL

Co-founded by Sébastien and Eugene Yeo, RXP.KL leverages the duo’s decade-long dedication in exploring new media by way of applied sciences. 

It was established in collaboration with REXKL co-founders and designers, Shin Chang and Shin Tseng, who proceed their mission of adaptive reuse and neighborhood constructing inside the REXKL house. 

Collectively, they intention to revolutionise the standard artwork expertise, in addition to to rework the historic cinema house right into a renewed hub for cultural alternate and neighborhood engagement.

This consists of utilising applied sciences like Unreal Engine 5, TouchDesigner, spatial audio programs, and Lidar (gentle detection and ranging) sensors. “These applied sciences allow the artwork to breathe and evolve, inviting guests to change into co-creators in unfolding narratives,” the press launch said.

“RXP.KL serves as a hub for exploration and lifelong studying. Right here, you’re not simply an observer; you’re a participant in a shared journey of creative discovery and development.”

From previous to future

“REXPERIENCE is transformative house that reimagines the legacy of REX Cinema. By including an immersive artwork expertise, we’re not simply preserving historical past, we’re writing REXKL’s future,” Shin Chang mentioned within the press launch.

“This collaboration between co-founders Eugene Yeo and Sébastien Jurkowski will enable us to mix multidisciplinary artwork kind and expertise to create a brand new form of leisure and creative expression.”

Having skilled it for myself alongside my colleague, Matt, we each agree that it’s positively one thing that you should expertise yourselves as phrases don’t actually do it justice.

We went in not realizing what to anticipate, however left really hoping that the hour-long exhibition lasted longer.

RXP.KL will formally open to the general public on September 20, 2023 and will probably be out there for 3 months, ending on January 20, 2024. 

The “Different World” exhibition will probably be proven each day by the hour, ranging from 10AM to 10PM. Tickets can be found for buying now at its web site, with the pricing as follows:

Kids aged six and under can take pleasure in complimentary entry, however do notice that they should be supervised by a dad or mum or authorized guardian always.

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