MATTEO BITTANTI

EVENT: GLORIA LÓPEZ CLERIES AND SIVE HAMILTON HELLE (DECEMBER 20 2024 - JANUARY 2 2025, ONLINE)

The Unreal digital video, color, sound, 13’ 50”, 2019, Spain/Norway created by Gloria López Cleries and Sive Hamilton Helle December 20 2024 - January 2 2025 Introduced by Matteo Bittanti vral.org A machinima set within a seemingly alien landscape, The Unreal uses a first-person perspective to guide the viewer through the gleaming surface of an untouched mine. The ambient soundtrack,... Read more →

EVENT: EDWIN LO (DECEMBER 6 - 19 2024, ONLINE)

End Time and The Trajectories of Ancestors digital video, color, sound, 34’ 26”, 2022, Hong Kong created by Edwin Lo December 6 - 19 2024 vral.org A machinima video essay that intertwines fragments of Native American history with digital landscapes using Far Cry 5 (2018), End Time and The Trajectories of Ancestors explores themes of religious survivalism, cultural memory, and... Read more →

EVENT: ISABELLE ARVERS (NOVEMBER 22 - DECEMBER 5 2024, ONLINE)

Liquid Forest machinima, color, sound (soundtrack: Gaël Manangou, Congo), 8’ 37”, 2023/2024, France/Congo created by Isabelle Arvers November 22 - December 5 2024 vral.org Does the white man really not know that if he destroys the forest, the rain will stop? And that if the rain stops, he won’t have anything to eat or drink?” This question, posed by Yanomami... Read more →

UPDATE: RECENT ARTICLES ON PATREON (OCTOBER 2024: COLL.EO, HUGO ARCIER, IN-GAME PHOTOGRAPHY)

Our Patreon for VRAL is a space specifically designed for enthusiasts, critics, artists and scholars interested in avant-garde machinima and game-based video art, offering hundreds of curated posts that dive deep into this art form. For a modest monthly contribution starting at just $3.5, patrons unlock access to a rich repository of exclusive content that spans insightful articles, thought-provoking essays,... Read more →

EVENT: LUKE CASPAR PEARSON (NOVEMBER 8 - 21 2024, ONLINE)

Reyner Banham Loves Los Santos digital video (1920 x 1080), color, sound, 5’ 15”, 2016, United Kingdom created by Luke Caspar Pearson Reyner Banham Loves Los Santos reimagines Banham’s original exploration of Los Angeles through the virtual lens of Grand Theft Auto V. In this adaptation sui generis of a 1972 BBC documentary, Banham’s vision of a city defined by... Read more →