Cosmoscope, 2017
Interactive, VR
Award winning, at the art contest Coderail 2017 of the National Railway Infrastructure
Presented at:
Metro station platform of Larisis, Athens, Greece Factory of the OSE SA is the National Railway Infrastructure administrator 83rd Thessaloniki International fair at Helexpo – national institution for the organization of Exhibitions, congresses and cultural events
Cosmoscope is an observation machine that reconstructs reality and overturns time and space. Suspended by the roof of the train platform gives the commuters the illusion of navigating to the above environment. Through a virtual reality system, the installation transfers the viewer to the emblematic building of the National Railway Infrastructure known as “Rotonda”, built in 1905.
Technical advisor: Nikos Agorastidis, Antonis Syrganidis Video: Xenofontas Sakellariou Photography: Alexander Sikalias Digital Panorama: George Tatakis Technological support: Samsung