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THE SUN

A VR experience & 360° video
directed by Mike Robbins & Hamke Heezen

Edvard Munch’s ‘The Sun’ paintings are forces of nature. They are wild, energetic, and overpowering in their brightness. Stand in front of them and you can feel the colorful rays coming towards you, the warmth on your skin. The paintings show the December sun over the harbor entrance of the Norwegian town of Kragerø, where Munch lived for a while.

THE SUN is a VR experience that reveals the story behind Edvard Munch’s iconic series of paintings, playing with what our eyes see and our brains make up. By his own admission, Munch developed a downright religious relationship to this light, which, within a few moments, manages to dispel the darkness of winter.

Munch loved the sun as an ancient symbol of life, but was also interested in the power of light. What does it do to our brain? Can we see beyond the physical boundaries of our eyes?

THE SUN is an unique visual exploration in VR, channeling Munch’s curiosity for science and spirituality. In the experience we experiment with the so-called Ganzfeld effect, and let the viewer reflect on their own personal relationship to light and darkness.

Artistic team
Length 360° Video: 11′
Directed by : Mike Robbins & Hamke Heezen
Concept : Georg Tschurtschenthaler
Voice : Gier Høie Ludvigsen
Line Producer : Kathrin Isberner
Production : Gebrueder beetz
Coproducers : ZDF, Substans Films SF, Lucid Realities
In partnership with High Road Productions, ARTE, The munch Museum in Oslo
Music : An Alpine Symphony, Richard Strauss
Original Music: Adrian Dark

Artistic team

AWARDS & FESTIVALS

Official selection at BIFF Bergen International Film Festival 2018
Official selection at CPH:DOX Interacitve 2019
Official selection at Virutal Worlds @Filmfest München 2019