The Female Gaze

All images are seen from a specific point of view that is never neutral. But how does a given point of view actually affect our way of looking at the world? The new VR experience The Female Gaze lets audiences create their own version of the iconic artwork A Young Girl Preparing Chantarelles (1892) by Danish artist Peter Ilsted. The experience is intended to raise awareness of and facilitate reinterpretations of how women have been portrayed in art history.

Inside the VR experience, visitors can change and reinvent the work, thereby creating the narrative they wish to convey. The Female Gaze gives visitors access to a virtual photo studio where they can change the cropping, the position of the woman, her facial expression, the background and the lighting. The experience offers an opportunity to change our perspective and the way we perceive the model, thereby completely changing how we interpret the image.

The Female Gaze is launched by Kunsthal Charlottenborg in collaboration with Meta and Make Me Pulse.

Details
The Female Gaze
VR experience in the cinema at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
3 September – 18 September 2022
Tuesday–Sunday 12.00–17.00
Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Kongens Nytorv 1, 1050 Copenhagen K
Free admission