Deeper Spaces

2018
Video documentation of the proposal.
Year
2018
Location
Faena Art Center, Sala Molinos, Buenos Aires
Medium
Unbuilt immersive installation proposal with sound, projection, custom masks, 3D scanning and VR
Role
Concept, spatial design and project development
Program
Faena Art Contest / Faena Art Center

Deeper Spaces was conceived in 2018 for the Faena Art Contest as a site-specific proposal for Sala Molinos at Faena Art Center in Buenos Aires. Created by Alejandro Rodríguez, it was designed as a timed, single-visitor sequence — a short, immersive journey through memory, perception, and transformation. The work fused ritual choreography, original sound, projection mapping, ceremonial masks, body scanning, and virtual reality into one continuous choreographic arc.

The visitor's path unfolded through six distinct chambers. A waiting hall gave way to a cleansing room, followed by a taiko drum passage and a mask observatory. The journey culminated in a VR chamber and, finally, a mirrored encounter with an AI-generated reflection. Upon entry, the visitor removed their shoes and was quietly body-scanned; that data resurfaced later inside a sarcophagus-like VR scene, woven into the AI's mirrored response.

Project team
Alejandro Rodriguez
Project
Nora Schulman
Curation
Federico Echevarria
Architecture modeling
Nicolas Montecchiari
Taiko sounds
Voices
Julia Gomolach
Voice
Xiaoiu Chang
Voice
Kotona Murata
Voice
Luisa Zuniga
Voice