Revival Roadshow

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Revival Roadshow

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A virtual forest. A huge head with make-up is staring at the camera, two floating hands tap on a phone, countless items are scattered around
About

(VR 3DoF, Speculative Fiction, New Media Art)

“Revival Roadshow” is a 16-minute VR work critiquing colonial legacies through the resurrection of a 17th-century Dutch explorer in a speculative future. Using interactive audio narration, the work blends surrealism and dark humour to explore myth-making and its impact on culture and identity.

Themes

Decolonization, Myth-Making and National Identity, Ethics of Historical Representation, Speculative Fiction, Surrealism and Absurdism, Ethics of Representation, Alternative Futures, AI and Digital Colonialism, Art History and Colonialism.

Project Representatives
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Portrait of Anna Ferris in soft light
Portrait of Anna Ferris in soft light
Anne Fehres
The Netherlands

Anne Fehres is a visual artist and an audiovisual designer based in the Netherlands. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Arts from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Ghent. Her interdisciplinary projects take form in photography, sound design, film, textile design and video art installations exploring themes of identity, memory and history. Fehres collaborates with Australian visual artist and sociologist Luke Conroy. Together they engage with social concerns, ecological issues and interdisciplinary innovation. Their work has been awarded and exhibited across Europe, Asia and Australia, supported by organisations including Creative Europe, Mondriaan Fonds, The Creative Industries Fund NL, Netherlands Film Fund, International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Goethe Institut.

Luke Conroy
The Netherlands

Luke Conroy (1990, Tasmania) is an Australian artist, sociologist and educator based in the Netherlands. He graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Arts in 2012, and then went on to study for a Diploma of Teaching and Learning at the Charles Darwin University, specialising in art and media. He frequently collaborates with Dutch audiovisual designer and visual artist Anne Fehres. Together they engage with social concerns, ecological issues and interdisciplinary innovation. Their work has been awarded and exhibited across Europe, Asia and Australia, supported by organisations including Creative Europe, Mondriaan Fonds, The Creative Industries Fund.

Credits
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Creators:

 Anne Fehres, Luke Conroy

General Information
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Original Title:

Revival Roadshow

English Title:

Revival Roadshow

Countries of Production:

The Netherlands

Languages:

English

Project Stage:

Prototype

Length:

16 mins

Year of Completion:

2025

Partners Confirmed:

Creative Industries Fund NL, Netherlands Film Fund

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