„GLITCHBODIES” este un joc interactiv pe computer, precum și o experiență imersivă în realitatea virtuală (VR). Aici, Merlic se inspiră din structurile jocurilor video, o formă răspândită de divertisment digital. Artista cercetează noi forme de feminism, LGBTQ+ și comunități drag. Folosind scanări 3D, ea creează avatare digitale ale unor persoane reale, care sunt apoi încorporate în peisaje virtuale.

Ea creează imagini intime și sensibile ale diferitelor persoane, care, luate împreună, dau naștere unei societăți diverse în spațiul virtual. Identitățile individuale devin un corp colectiv, o rețea, care transformă avatarele în corpuri încărcate politic. Acestea contrastează cu avatarurile heteronormative și binare întâlnite de obicei în jocurile video clasice. În schimb, „GLITCHBODIES” ne poartă într-o călătorie prin realitățile unor persoane care împărtășesc noțiunea de „queer” ca atitudine politică.

UNITY DEVELOPMENT: Vivien Schreiber

Sound Design: Manuel Riegler

Editare: Jana Libnik

3D-Modelling: Rebecca Merlic, Vivien Schreiber, Anna Rüth, Jakob Philippsen

Credit Design: Sarah Pobelsek

Distribuție: 10XFlames, Adrianna Knouf, Alexandru Coscarca, Aliya Davletova, Amazonsun, Anja Jennel, Anna Rüth, Annemarie Arzberger, Anthea Schranz, Antone Pong, Ari Ban, Danielle Pamp, David Pritz, Donatella Stracciatella, Ed Roemer, Ekaterina Kormilitsyna, Gamerror, Hannah Jöch, Hans Schmidt, Harald Stojan, Hayden, Judith Kranz, Klitclique, Margarete Jahrmann, Marie Luise Lehner, Moni Freinberger, Morrigan, Natasa Novak, Nuh Peace, Panlert Bent, Pat Brozena, Ploy, Rebecca Merlic, Sailor Leviathan, Salem Haze, Sarah Hauber, Sarah Merlic, Selina Huber, Sheezus Christin, Snackjack, Susie Flowers, Tin Tunsopon, Tony Renaissance, Valentino Grassi

SONGCREDITS:

• "AUTO", performed and written by Klitclique, produced by Mirza Kebo (2019)
• "S.P.A.M.", performed and written by Anthea, produced by Philipp M. Maier, mastered by Alexandr Vatagin (2021)
• "Lost Islands", performed and written by Tony Renaissance, mixing by Mataya Waldenberg, mastering by Dino Spiluttini (2021)

Producători: Federal Ministry Republic of Austria – Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sports, ORF III, Vienna Business Agency

Durata: 30min
Data premierei: 22.06.2025

Titlul original: GLITCHBODIES
Austria, Germania, Thailanda

EN

“GLITCHBODIES” is an interactive computer game as well as an immersive experience in virtual reality (VR). Here, Merlic draws on the structures of video games, a widespread form of digital entertainment. The artist does research into new forms of feminism, LGBTQ+, and drag communities. Using 3D scans, she makes digital avatars off of real people, which are then embedded into virtual landscapes.

She creates intimate and sensitive images of different individuals, and taken together, they give rise to a diverse society in virtual space. Individual identities become a collective body, a network, which turns the avatars into politically charged bodies. They are contrasts to the heteronormative and binary avatars that are usually encountered in classic video games. Instead, “GLITCHBODIES” takes us on a journey through realities of people who share the notion of “queer” as a political attitude

UNITY DEVELOPMENT: Vivien Schreiber

Sound Design: Manuel Riegler

Editing: Jana Libnik

3D-Modelling: Rebecca Merlic, Vivien Schreiber, Anna Rüth, Jakob Philippsen

Credit Design: Sarah Pobelsek

Cast: 10XFlames, Adrianna Knouf, Alexandru Coscarca, Aliya Davletova, Amazonsun, Anja Jennel, Anna Rüth, Annemarie Arzberger, Anthea Schranz, Antone Pong, Ari Ban, Danielle Pamp, David Pritz, Donatella Stracciatella, Ed Roemer, Ekaterina Kormilitsyna, Gamerror, Hannah Jöch, Hans Schmidt, Harald Stojan, Hayden, Judith Kranz, Klitclique, Margarete Jahrmann, Marie Luise Lehner, Moni Freinberger, Morrigan, Natasa Novak, Nuh Peace, Panlert Bent, Pat Brozena, Ploy, Rebecca Merlic, Sailor Leviathan, Salem Haze, Sarah Hauber, Sarah Merlic, Selina Huber, Sheezus Christin, Snackjack, Susie Flowers, Tin Tunsopon, Tony Renaissance, Valentino Grassi

SONGCREDITS:

• "AUTO", performed and written by Klitclique, produced by Mirza Kebo (2019)
• "S.P.A.M.", performed and written by Anthea, produced by Philipp M. Maier, mastered by Alexandr Vatagin (2021)
• "Lost Islands", performed and written by Tony Renaissance, mixing by Mataya Waldenberg, mastering by Dino Spiluttini (2021)

Producers: Federal Ministry Republic of Austria – Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sports, ORF III, Vienna Business Agency

Duration: 30min
Date of premiere: 22.06.2025

Original title: GLITCHBODIES
Austria, Germany, Thailand