Oxymoron
Oxymoron VR is an interactive immersive virtual reality experience that explores the coexistence of two contradictory yet interdependent worlds, Plastotopos and Skiotopos. The two worlds unfold as parallel manifestations of a unified “reality”, where superficial euphoria, overconsumption, and constructed positivity coexist with decay, inequality, and disintegration. The experience unfolds across twelve scenes, which the viewer actively explores, with the ability to move dynamically between the two worlds, experiencing transformation as a spatial condition. During the journey, a Large Language Model (LLM) operates as the “voice” of each world, allowing the viewer to pose questions and receive responses in real time. In this way, the experience forms an open field of interaction, where meaning is not predetermined but emerges through the viewer’s active engagement.
Technical development and AI integration in collaboration with Diadrasis.
This project was supported by the Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece (HFAC-CG), through the support programme “The Future Is Here”, Sub-programme A “Other Realities”, implemented within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
Konstantinos Tiligadis & Dimitris Agathopoulos | GR
Konstantinos Tiligadis is Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts at the Ionian University. He studied Painting and Scenography at the Athens School of Fine Arts, and was an IKY scholarship recipient at the Academy of Fine Arts in Seville. He later completed postgraduate studies in Digital Arts at the Athens School of Fine Arts. His work explores the relationship between art and technology through narrative and interactive approaches. He has received international awards and has developed significant activity in animation, digital scenography, and projection mapping. He is a founding member of ASIFA Hellas and Art Director of the ICONA International Animation Festival.
Dimitris Agathopoulos is a visual artist and new media researcher. He studied Painting at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed the M.A. in Digital Arts at the Athens School of Fine Arts, where he has been teaching since 2019. His artistic and research practice focuses on expanded animation, virtual environments and world building, as well as AI-aided art, exploring the relationship between art, technology, and culture. He has exhibited his work in major exhibitions, museums, and festivals in Greece and abroad, while also participating actively in research projects and interdisciplinary artistic collaborations.