SPATIALOGRAPHY

A Term Joining Spatial (Denoting Space) with -Graphy (Denoting Expression)

Technologies like photogrammetry and Gaussian splatting have opened new ways to record and reconstruct real-world environments. Just as photography and film evolved beyond mere documentation to become expressive media, technologies that handle space should likewise give rise to techniques that reach beyond recording alone.

How can these tools be employed as a means of expression? What methods suit the format of space itself? Can we create works that seem to speak through space?

Holding these questions in mind, Japanese XR pioneer VoxelKei is exhibiting a series of prototype works born of that inquiry. Spatialography is not the title of a single work; rather, it serves as an umbrella term for an ongoing practice—one that seeks to translate recorded space into expressive form.

EXPERIENCE SPATIALOGRAPHY IN VRCHAT

You'll need a VR-ready PC and one of the following compatible headsets: Valve Index, Meta Quest 3 / 3s / 2 / Pro + Link, HTC Vive, or Bigscreen Beyond.

Download VRChat and create your account. Once you’re inside VRChat in your headset, search for ‘SPATIALOGRAPHY’ in the WORLDS tab or you can launch the world directly from your web browser.

JOIN US FOR A WORLD TOUR & Q&A WITH THE CREATOR IN VRCHAT

Joins us for a live tour and Q&A with VoxelKei, the world creator, in VRChat.

• Europe: Sunday, 21st June at 11AM BST / 12PM CET / 1PM EET

• Asia: Sunday, 21st June at 6PM CST / 7PM JST / 7PM KST / 8PM AEST

To attend the event in VRChat, please ensure you have requested to join the Raindance Immersive VRChat group well ahead of the event. The instance will open exactly at the event's start time. If you are unable to join the instance immediately, you are welcome to join the queue.

CREDITS

World Creator: VoxelKei
Japanese-English Live Interpretation: Riku

Art world for up to 32 players | Runtime: 30 mins | Platform: VRChat (PCVR)