CORONAVIRUS LOCKED THE DOORS, BUT 360 CAMERAS LET YOU IN.
WELCOME TO THE IMMERSIVE “INFINITY CUBE” VR EXPERIENCE.

Dave Cicirelli’s unique “Vanity Project”, presented by Wallplay Network, was closed the night of its opening. But it is now reopened from your couch as full 360 degree VR experience.

New York, March 18 2020. As a result of CONVID19, the Wallplay Network's opening of @dcicirelli's Vanity Project was also its closing. Fortunately, the unique video based Infinity Room experience—which reflects video endlessly in all directions—is perfect for VR. After a quick scramble to track down equipment, we're proud to bring these two experiences to be enjoyed safely in full stereoscopic 360 video.

Best viewed with any VR goggles, these videos can also be enjoyed on desktops and smartphones.

Please stay safe, share, and enjoy.

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EXPERIENCE 1:WALKING THROUGH THE SPACE

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EXPERIENCE 2: INSIDE THE CUBE

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Original Press Release

Wallplay is pleased to present Dave Cicirelli’s Vanity Project. The exhibition includes a series of kinetic and kaleidoscopic immersive sculptures which both celebrate and mock selfie culture in plain sight. The first proof-of-concept for Cicirelli’s infinity shapes in a fine art context presents a preview into the ambitious scope of his latest work-in-progress. Vanity Project aims to shine a light on corrupted public validation, obstructed intimacy, and the aspiration of selfless self-expression.

This is the first publicly accessible version of Cicirelli’s Infinity Cube series. The sculptures allow for video to be integrated into the popularized “infinity” experience, while still preserving an uninterrupted and multiplied landscape. Each work, which contains both mirrored glass and moving image, can best be described playfully as “kinetic and transparent Zwirner-exploited Kusamas’ turned on their head”. Additionally, they are fully observable from the outside. Yet once inside, visitors will only be able to view the interior. This allows for an audience to have two-way mirror access to the self-indulgences of participants who venture within.

The abstract implications of virtual life are distilled through Cicerelli’s repeated landscape. At its most basic level, the sculptures create the illusion of depth—both literally and figuratively. Visitors will step inside the installation to essentially look into a screen, but that screen doubles as a mirror--carrying their own image and reproducing it endlessly.

The irony of Vanity Project is that the piece itself is undoubtedly perfect for the Instagram era. But unlike on social media, its observers aren’t in control of how they’re seen. While inside, they cannot see out. Taking a selfie is confronted with the absurdity of the act—intensifying the tension between capturing the moment and experiencing one. Between the twin pulls of voyeurism and narcissism, Cicirelli treats mirror as a medium, both to confront and subvert the excesses of self-image.

Featuring content collaboration with Jillian Lee (@JillianLee), Jason Malihan (@SnowflakeNYC)and Kaz Araki (@DjangoGuitar).

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