ABOUT
Radiance is a research platform and database for VR Art.
Our mission is to present artists working with VR from all over the world to create visibility and accessibility for VR art and for faster adoption of virtual technologies. The platform works closely with artists, institutions and independent curators to select the highest quality of virtual art for public institutional exhibitions.
How do artistic VR experiences differ from others?
Visual artists use their chosen medium to critically reflect upon and discuss today’s society or individual living conditions, to speak about e.g. science, philosophy, etc. or to scrutinize and question the possibilities or limits of the medium itself. They go beyond the creative possibilities of the medium and deal critically with their surroundings to include their thoughts and conclusions within their artwork.
TEAM
PHILIP HAUSMEIER
Co-Founder
Philip Hausmeier (he/him) is the co-founder of Radiance VR. He is Professor for Experience and Narrative Design in Expanded Realities at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt. With his Silicon Valley-based company Metaphysics VR, funded by Boost VC, he curated and produced NAUSEA, a VR group exhibition for HTC Vive which was shown at the CHM Mountain View and at the ZKM Karlsruhe, and then acquired by the Zabludowicz Collection London. He is the founder of the VR Berlin Meetup, one of the biggest VR communities in Europe. For 10 years, he also has been working as a professional artist. He holds an MFA from Slade School of Art, London. He is based in Darmstadt.
TINA SAUERLAENDER
Co-Founder & CEO
Tina Sauerlaender (she/her), PhD, is the co-founder and CEO of Radiance VR. She is Artistic Director of the VR ART PRIZE by DKB in Cooperation with CAA Berlin. She is the Director and Head Curator of the exhibition hub peer to space that is based in Berlin. Since 2010 she is the curator of many exhibitions on the impact of the digital and the Internet on society and individual environments. She curated the group exhibition THE UNFRAMED WORLD (HeK Basel, 2017), "Europe's first large-scale show on virtual reality" in art (ArteFuse, New York). She is founder of SALOON Berlin, the first one of the SALOON Network, an international network for women in art active in different cities.
MIRIAM ARBUS
Project Manager
Miriam Arbus (she/her) is the project manager of Radiance VR. She is the co-founder of Sleepover Club Initiative she presented FORUM, a participatory residency as part of the Doing Feminisms Sharing The World Australia Arts Council project. She , and curated the exhibition What Has Feminism Ever Done For Me? (Melbourne, 2016). She established Men per Ex Lati, the Brunswick Street Gallery’s media series. She was the VR & Interactive Media Programmer for Toronto New Wave Festival 2019. She is the curator of Lossless Bodies. She holds an MA in Contemporary and Modern Art Theory and History from the University of Toronto. She is based in Toronto.
GLORIA AINO GRZYWATZ
Communication Manager
Gloria Aino Grzywatz (she/her) is the communication manager of Radiance VR. She is the curator of peer to space’s online series PARS PRO TOTO. She holds an MA in philosophy, science of art and cultural education from the Technical University of Berlin and the University Sorbonne in Paris. Her work focuses on identity, cultural policy, activism and contemporary architecture. As a freelance art mediator, she has been working intensively on the topics of diversity, accessibility and participation in the field of art since 2015. In addition to her work at Radiance VR and peer to space, she is currently working for the KW Institute for Contemporary Art and the 11th Berlin Biennale. She is based in Berlin.