Mitologies

Abstract

Mitologies is an interactive virtual reality artwork which attempts to utilize the virtual reality medium as a means of artistic expression for the exploration of historical, political, musical, and visual narratives. The thematic content of Mitologies draws inspiration from medieval and contemporary literary endeavors by capturing their intertwining relationships. The work is loosely based on the Cretan myth of the Minotaur, the Apocalypse, or Revelation, of St. John, Dante’s Inferno, Dürer’s woodcuts after the Apocalypse, and Borges’ Library of Babel. Music from Wagner’s Der Ring der Nibelungen is used as a motif to structure the narrative. The enigmatic relationships between these sources are captured in a mise-en-scène that is rooted in the illusionistic narrative tradition of other media, such as film and literature.