Prison Visit (In Pieces) is one of the four scenes of the VR work In Pieces, Sketches of a Dystopian Present. It narrates the monthly visit to one of the prisoners by his wife and child. The only moment in the month when the three of them get to share the same physical space.

“We have two hours. It goes on until the prison offices knocks…”

Joan Soler-Adillon developed this first version of In Pieces. Sketches of a Dystopian Present during his residency at #gazell.io in October 2018.

The resulting 10/12 minute VR experience was exhibited at Gazelli Art House from October 16th to October 31st, 2018.

Joan Soler-Adillon is an artist and associate professor at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), in Barcelona. His research and practice revolve around digital interactive media and its manifestation in digital art –particularly interactive installation, interactive storytelling and documentary, and virtual reality. From a full-body interactive game run on an inflatable slide, to a VR-based experimental documentary, he has participated in a myriad of projects with a focus on both behaviour design and interactivity, and on fostering the audience collaboration and participation.