As a way of escaping cyberspace, Rahel Rudolf developed a ritual of walks, exploring semi-public places, parks and streets of Berlin. It slowly developed into a performative project called Reversed Escapism: both a critique and satire of new digital realities.

"Reversed Escapism" is a performative experiment stretching our religious belief in the power of technology that promises salvation and refuge, virtual utopias from our undesired realities with the help of virtual environments and encounters. Paradoxically the experiment involves around a set of devices, which “help” participants get immersed in the biggest immersive playground, called physical reality. Often, we are so fascinated (or blinded) by the technological mediation of such realms that we don’t see the irony occurred by the gap between the majestic promise and the poor result of the experiment. The installation aims to point out the risk of losing our sense and need for such simple yet crucial things as human touch, or the wonder of uncontrollable power of nature.

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