Jordan Wolfson: Little Room

The Fondation Beyeler is pleased to premiere Little Room, a new virtual reality (VR) installation by American artist Jordan Wolfson (*1980). This immersive work, on display for the first time at the Fondation Beyeler, invites visitors to step into an experimental environment where they play a central role in the unfolding experience.

Upon entering the exhibition space, visitors are paired either with a companion of their choice or with a stranger, and after an individual 3D full-body scan, they are transported into a virtual space, within which, each participant sees themselves through the body of the other, leading to increasingly strange and disorienting physical and spatial distortions.

Little Room delves into the complex intersection of real, virtual, and imaginary realms. Wolfson's work examines the darker aspects of the human experience while raising profound existential questions about consciousness, identity, and physical and intellectual negation. With Little Room the artist pushes the potential of VR to create a unique encounter that goes beyond conventional understandings of the medium.

"The Fondation Beyeler is delighted to premiere Little Room, a powerful testament to Jordan Wolfson's visionary practice and relentless pursuit of innovation at the intersection of art, technology, and the complex moral landscape of today's world," said Sam Keller, Director Fondation Beyeler.

Jordan Wolfson is known for his thought-provoking and unsettling works across various media. While he began as a video artist, his latest works span animatronics, robotics, virtual reality, holography, digital animation, and innovative wall-based pieces. Pulling intuitively from the world of advertising, the internet, and the technology industry, he produces ambitious and enigmatic narratives that frequently revolve around a series of invented, animated characters.... read the rest of the article»