Ed Fornieles' 'Truth Table' at BASEMENT ROMA
At BASEMENT ROMA, British artist Ed Fornieles (b. 1983, Petersfield) presents 'Truth Table', an interactive exhibition that uses randomized algorithms to schematize sexual experience. The installation comprises two pleasure rooms equipped with beds and Oculus VR headsets, where visitors engage with impertinent avatars in a virtual sexual encounter. A waiting room features wall panels including a wheel of fortune, a grid of interchangeable magnetic squares, and a board with magnetic body parts for composing erotic fantasies. The VR experience goes beyond a simulated sexual encounter, exposing hypocritical attachments to unresolved taboos and lingering bourgeois thought. The exhibition runs until December 23, 2016.
Key facts
- Ed Fornieles was born in 1983 in Petersfield.
- The exhibition is titled 'Truth Table'.
- The venue is BASEMENT ROMA in Rome.
- The exhibition runs until December 23, 2016.
- The installation includes two pleasure rooms with beds and Oculus VR.
- Visitors interact with avatars in a virtual sexual experience.
- A waiting room contains a wheel of fortune, magnetic grid, and body-part board.
- The work critiques hypocritical taboos and bourgeois thought.
Entities
Artists
- Ed Fornieles
Institutions
- BASEMENT ROMA
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Petersfield
- United Kingdom