Virtual Reality Projects

selected 360 degree experiences
2017–present

Since 2017, Hubby has been experimenting with Virtual Reality in her studio practice. The latest, The People’s Lawn: Bringing the White House back to the People (part of the White House Lawn series), debuted November 3, 2020, Election Day.

Hubby on the VR projects:

I am interested in the powerful effects that Virtual Reality can have on one’s mood and overall wellness in these times of great stress and political turmoil. Not only can it help those who are bedridden and unwell to imagine themselves in calm and beautiful environments, but I feel that it has dramatic potential to train the subconscious mind out of negative patterns of thought by repeated use as a meditative practice.

Hubby on her VR work The People’s Lawn: Bringing the White House back to the People:

The impetus was to help raise spirits and shift the collective focus with a playful and alternate reality of the White House lawn. I started this collaborative project by calling out to a dream team of friends and muses to contribute their uplifting actions to amplify a more positive vision for our world. Small actions can usher in great change.

Now on view at The Wallis:

A special clip of The People’s Lawn is part of Visions in Light: Windows on the Wallis, an exhibition shown in the windows of The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, viewable by car or surrounding sidewalks, 5:30-9:00 p.m. nightly, November 19–29, 2020.

View the VR on Oculus and visit The People’s Lawn page for more details on the project.

Hubby on her VR work Enlighten Up:

The viewer sees themselves reflected in and virtually surrounded by spirit animals, elevated humans who inspire us to (en)lighten up, and confronted with the undeniable beauty of the natural world. Some of my tools for this aim are via humor, giving David Bowie a Corgi and ending the experience with Dalai Lama’s wink. We need a panacea or two in these times, and connecting with ourselves, our nature and with each other is vital to assuage our anxieties and help us strengthen our mental resilience on the path of our own evolution.

View VR on Oculus. Visit The mecca, California page for more details and images.

Hubby on her VR work Boxes of Bliss:

Boxes of Bliss centers around this idea: as we perceive, so we feel. What we focus on, we create more of, so when we look at the world around us and depending what the climate is, we can get fearful, therefore we feel the emotion of fear, and the corresponding signals surge through our bodies to create the chemicals needed for such an emotion. If we see love, or joy or peace, I believe we start to feel love and peace throughout our bodies. What makes people feel good to look at? It is most widely agreed to be the beauty and cuteness of animals. I sourced videos that epitomized the bonds between different types of animals, cavorting, nuzzling, loving each other. These unlikely animal friendships can serve as a metaphor for the potential for us humans to see the beauty in each other, however different we are. I wanted to surround the viewer with these images, to overwhelm the senses with these wonderful moments and flood them with the corresponding emotion. A quick dunk in a sea of beauty and friendship. 

View VR on Oculus. Visit The Panacea Project page for more details and images.