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Berlin Art Week: VIRTUAL WEAPONS @ EMIXAR II Berlin
Event by: Konstantin Bez
Location: Kühlhaus Berlin, Luckenwalder Straße 3, Berlin - Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Talks & discussions, Exhibitions
About event
“Virtual Weapons (Brecht Fragments #4 - #30)” is an invitation into a series of brief occupations of virtual and IRL bodies. During an encounter with seasoned VR-guide and actor Konstantin Bez, users playfully inhabit fragmented, undramatic positions of conflict in times of war. Sensual elements on location enrich the experience of the virtual space. Depending on the fragment of the booked slot, the experience may include a succession of actions and words that give the user new skills and a deeper understanding of the complexities of human motivation.
ITERATIONS
Fragments #1 – #3 | during Berlinale 2025 | Berlin School of VR | 13.-14.02.2025
Fragments #4 – 30# | Berlin Art Week 2025 | Kühlhaus Berlin | 10.-14.09.2025
Fragments #30 – #45 | Embodied Realms Festival | Poznán, Poland | 16.-18.10.2025
Fragments #46 – #56 | Campfire | PlayLab Skövde, Sweden | 28.-29.11.2025
Ticket Link:
https://calendly.com/khaverich
Ticket Category 1: 10 EUR (20min slot)
https://calendly.com/khaverich/virtual-weapons-slots-1
Ticket Category 2: 39 EUR (20min slot, including the publication „Das Metaversum zerstalten“ (transcript, 2024)
https://calendly.com/khaverich/virtual-weapons-slots-2
Ticket Category 3: 249,99 EUR (20min slot, including the destruction of a VR headset)
https://calendly.com/khaverich/virtual-weapons-slots-3
The user will be filmed in VR during the experience.
Tickets are non-refundable.
CREDITS
Artist, Concept, VR camera: Katharina Haverich
Lead Player: Konstantin Bez
Players in chronological order:
Mads Damsbo
Dojiang Wang
Atahan Çetinkaya
… to be continued
VR Creators: Roman Miletitch, Helen Lam, Zenker Zwonge, Daniel Boubet, INVR.SPACE (Sönke Kirchhof (Executive Producer), Jessica Zippel (Line Producer), Timo Heikkilä (Developer), Yume Tanaka (Developer/3D Artist), Zacharoula Giarlou (3D Artist), Alexander Dietz (3D Artist), Niklas Schmidt (3D Artist))
Designers at Rambazamba Atelier Mario Peinze, Sabine Kaemmel, Thomas Zwerger
VR-World Sound: Michael Hoppe
Research and Key-Concept Accessible Virtual Stage: Lenn Blaschke
Diorama Model Construction: Franz Thöricht
Diversity Manager: Sonja Baltruschat
Translator Plain German: Anne Leichtfuß
Photo documentation: Lilly Urbat
Key Visual: Lucas Kuster
Producer: Berlin School of VR
Head of Production "Brecht into the Metaverse": Eric Nikodym (Ymusic GmbH)
The virtual stage "Brecht into the Metaverse" in VRChat is funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Senate Department of Culture and Social Cohesion Berlin. Supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
ACCESSIBILITY
The 5th floor of Kühlhaus Berlin has elevator access and is wheelchair accessible. Restroom facilities are barrier-free, too.
For people with visual impairment, we offer a tactile diorama model.
Texts are in German/Simple German and English/Simple English.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility, please email us via [email protected].
SLOTS
Book a Slot: https://calendly.com/khaverich
Wednesday, 10.09.2025
12:30h Fragment #4
13:30h Fragment #5
14:30h Fragment #6
15:30h Fragment #7
Thursday, 11.09.2025
19:00h Fragment #8
20:00h Fragment #9
Friday, 12.09.2025
12:30h Fragment #10
13:30h Fragment #11
15:00h Fragment #12
16:00h Fragment #13
17:00h Fragment #14
19:00h Fragment #15
20:00h Fragment #16
Saturday, 13.09.2025
12:30h Fragment #17
13:30h Fragment #18
15:00h Fragment #19
16:00h Fragment #20
17:00h Fragment #21
19:00h Fragment #22
20:00h Fragment #23
Sunday, 14.09.2025
12:30h Fragment #24
13:30h Fragment #25
15:00h Fragment #26
16:00h Fragment #27
17:00h Fragment #28
19:00h Fragment #29
20:00h Fragment #30
Ticket Category 1: 10 EUR (20min slot)
Ticket Category 2: 39 EUR (20min slot, including the publication Das Metaversum zerstalten (Transcript, 2024)
Ticket Category 3: 249,99 EUR (20min slot, including the destruction of a VR headset)
Book a Slot: https://calendly.com/khaverich
The user will be filmed in VR during the experience.
Tickets are non-refundable.
ITERATIONS
Fragments #1 – #3 | during Berlinale 2025 | Berlin School of VR | 13.-14.02.2025
Fragments #4 – 30# | Berlin Art Week 2025 | Kühlhaus Berlin | 10.-14.09.2025
Fragments #30 – #45 | Embodied Realms Festival | Poznán, Poland | 16.-18.10.2025
Fragments #46 – #56 | Campfire | PlayLab Skövde, Sweden | 28.-29.11.2025
Ticket Link:
https://calendly.com/khaverich
Ticket Category 1: 10 EUR (20min slot)
https://calendly.com/khaverich/virtual-weapons-slots-1
Ticket Category 2: 39 EUR (20min slot, including the publication „Das Metaversum zerstalten“ (transcript, 2024)
https://calendly.com/khaverich/virtual-weapons-slots-2
Ticket Category 3: 249,99 EUR (20min slot, including the destruction of a VR headset)
https://calendly.com/khaverich/virtual-weapons-slots-3
The user will be filmed in VR during the experience.
Tickets are non-refundable.
CREDITS
Artist, Concept, VR camera: Katharina Haverich
Lead Player: Konstantin Bez
Players in chronological order:
Mads Damsbo
Dojiang Wang
Atahan Çetinkaya
… to be continued
VR Creators: Roman Miletitch, Helen Lam, Zenker Zwonge, Daniel Boubet, INVR.SPACE (Sönke Kirchhof (Executive Producer), Jessica Zippel (Line Producer), Timo Heikkilä (Developer), Yume Tanaka (Developer/3D Artist), Zacharoula Giarlou (3D Artist), Alexander Dietz (3D Artist), Niklas Schmidt (3D Artist))
Designers at Rambazamba Atelier Mario Peinze, Sabine Kaemmel, Thomas Zwerger
VR-World Sound: Michael Hoppe
Research and Key-Concept Accessible Virtual Stage: Lenn Blaschke
Diorama Model Construction: Franz Thöricht
Diversity Manager: Sonja Baltruschat
Translator Plain German: Anne Leichtfuß
Photo documentation: Lilly Urbat
Key Visual: Lucas Kuster
Producer: Berlin School of VR
Head of Production "Brecht into the Metaverse": Eric Nikodym (Ymusic GmbH)
The virtual stage "Brecht into the Metaverse" in VRChat is funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Senate Department of Culture and Social Cohesion Berlin. Supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
ACCESSIBILITY
The 5th floor of Kühlhaus Berlin has elevator access and is wheelchair accessible. Restroom facilities are barrier-free, too.
For people with visual impairment, we offer a tactile diorama model.
Texts are in German/Simple German and English/Simple English.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility, please email us via [email protected].
SLOTS
Book a Slot: https://calendly.com/khaverich
Wednesday, 10.09.2025
12:30h Fragment #4
13:30h Fragment #5
14:30h Fragment #6
15:30h Fragment #7
Thursday, 11.09.2025
19:00h Fragment #8
20:00h Fragment #9
Friday, 12.09.2025
12:30h Fragment #10
13:30h Fragment #11
15:00h Fragment #12
16:00h Fragment #13
17:00h Fragment #14
19:00h Fragment #15
20:00h Fragment #16
Saturday, 13.09.2025
12:30h Fragment #17
13:30h Fragment #18
15:00h Fragment #19
16:00h Fragment #20
17:00h Fragment #21
19:00h Fragment #22
20:00h Fragment #23
Sunday, 14.09.2025
12:30h Fragment #24
13:30h Fragment #25
15:00h Fragment #26
16:00h Fragment #27
17:00h Fragment #28
19:00h Fragment #29
20:00h Fragment #30
Ticket Category 1: 10 EUR (20min slot)
Ticket Category 2: 39 EUR (20min slot, including the publication Das Metaversum zerstalten (Transcript, 2024)
Ticket Category 3: 249,99 EUR (20min slot, including the destruction of a VR headset)
Book a Slot: https://calendly.com/khaverich
The user will be filmed in VR during the experience.
Tickets are non-refundable.