462
edits
(Created page with " == '''Monotony''' == '''''-A study on abstract video in a virtual space-''''' by Cosmo Niklas Schüppel in the framework of ''Critical VR Lab l'' at ''Bauhaus Universi...") |
No edit summary |
||
Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
Monotony in sound induces a trance like state in the listeners mind. This state triggers reactions in the conscious and subconscious mind. You could say the listener is drifting off. It is an effective way to access mental reactions and associations. | Monotony in sound induces a trance like state in the listeners mind. This state triggers reactions in the conscious and subconscious mind. You could say the listener is drifting off. It is an effective way to access mental reactions and associations. | ||
But when the attention is held up, when the mind is not drifting off, another state can be induced. It resembles the meditative state, which has the goal of emptying the mind of such associations. Letting go of thoughts and reactions. And being filled by the emptiness of the present. | But when the attention is held up, when the mind is not drifting off, another state can be induced. It resembles the meditative state, which has the goal of emptying the mind of such associations. Letting go of thoughts and reactions. And being filled by the emptiness of the present. By keeping the attention of the viewer, their mind does not drift of in thughts. This means, the mind does not drift of into projections of past and future, but stays in the present momentThis state is trying to be induced in ‘Monotony’. | ||
This | |||
'''''The study is an attempt to induce a meditative state in the viewer, by keeping their attention, and confronting the mind with the stillness of the present moment.''''' | |||
The used video material was collected throughout the last months, while developing this project. Most of it was shot in the south of Portugal. | The used video material was collected throughout the last months, while developing this project. Most of it was shot in the south of Portugal. |
edits