Designed around the three stages of a psychedelic journey — EXPAND. DISSOLVE. LAND. — IMMERSION takes you from the gradual opening of perception through an intense audiovisual peak to a softer return to the senses and the natural world.
Expand your perception.
Enter the space as ambient sound and subtle visuals gradually draw you away from the outside world. Let your attention shift, your senses open and the atmosphere build as you move deeper into the experience.
The journey reaches its audiovisual peak with a 42-minute immersive work by Dutch artist Julius Horsthuis, combining Foreign Nature and Geometric Properties into a continuous journey through intricate fractal worlds, impossible geometries and hypnotic visual landscapes, created exclusively for IMMERSION.
Dissolve into sound.
As the visuals fade into darkness, the experience shifts from the visual to the physical. Let yourself dissolve into waves of sound and vibration during an immersive soundbath by Jakub Černý, featuring gongs and a crystal lyre.
Close your eyes, release your attention from the outside world and let the sound carry you into a different state of awareness.
Land back in the living world.
The final stage brings the journey closer to nature through PlantBient, a project by Anna Bura translating the subtle electromagnetic activity of living plants into evolving ambient soundscapes.
Accompanied by organic imagery from the natural world, the soundscape creates space for a gradual return — from abstract inner landscapes to the living systems that surround us.
Three stages. One continuous journey. An immersive exploration of sound, light, space and perception.
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Julius Horsthuis is a Dutch artist and filmmaker known for his intricate fractal animations, blending abstract complexity with cinematic beauty. His work explores the intersection of mathematics, nature, architecture and the infinite, creating immersive landscapes that blur the boundaries between the organic and the abstract.
His work has been featured by The Creators Project, Gizmodo, Newsweek and Vimeo Staff Picks. He has created music videos for artists including Max Cooper and Meshuggah, and his fractal art has appeared in Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities on Netflix, as well as immersive installations and festivals around the world.
Foreign Nature and Geometric Properties come together in a specially curated audiovisual journey for IMMERSION.
Official website: julius-horsthuis.com
Jakub creates gong bath journeys to bring deeper relaxation & healing on multiple levels. In his own practice he likes to combine sound with craniosacral & EMDR therapy.
For IMMERSION, Jakub will work with gongs, crystal lyre and others to create a live sound experience inviting participants to close their eyes, relax into the vibrations and explore the sonic dimension of the journey.
PlantBient is a project by Anna Bura exploring the sonic potential of living plants. Using EKG electrodes, the project captures subtle electromagnetic impulses and translates them into digital signals. These signals are then modulated and filtered to create evolving ambient soundscapes — a musical expression shaped by the plants themselves.
Coral Morphologic's Natural History Redux will provide the nature-based visual component accompanying the PlantBient soundscape.
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Signal Space is a 360° immersive projection environment where visuals extend across the walls and floor, surrounding the audience and creating a fully enveloping audiovisual experience.
Unlike a traditional cinema, the space invites you to experience the imagery from within — not simply to watch a screen, but to become immersed in the world unfolding around you.
The experience can be enjoyed seated or lying down on the floor. During the sound bath, we recommend lying down with your eyes closed to fully immerse yourself in the sound.
Please bring your own yoga mat, pillow or blanket. A limited number of bean bags will be available at the venue, but there will not be enough for everyone.
Come in comfortable clothing and give yourself permission to experience the journey in your own way.
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Czech Psychedelic Society
A non-profit organization working to destigmatize psychedelics and promote informed, responsible approaches to psychedelic experiences.
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