Gustavo Gomes & Co.

As a second part of the trilogy Votary, Gustavo Gomes developed with Spatial architect and visual artist Pavel Cherniak and immersive VR experience revolving the themes of devotion.

Based on the scanning of 20 churches in Russian and train stations in Germany, this performance installation consists of dancers performing ritualistic acts in open spaces as the audience can walk around them with iPads and their own phones to see the temple.

Votary - The second temple is also an app that can be downloaded by audience members, where they can see the temple anywhere as well to see the film Votary - Icon directed by Gomes and filmed by Haris Ajlurahi.

Directed and choreographed by Gustavo Gomes

VR by Pavel Cherniak

Filmed by Haris Ajrulahi

Edited by Gustavo Gomes and Haris Ajlurahi

Music by CIVIC GRACE.

Mentorship by Richard Siegal

Text by Gustavo Gomes and Elinor Hesselberg

Management by Caroline Skibiski.

Assistance on site Corinna Hubber

Technician Stefan Pfeffer

Documentation by Marvin Wilson

Photography by Ken Werner

Piece created during the residency FORWARD provided by the VRHAM Festival and the ITZ Institut für Theatrale Zukunftsforschung Tübigen/ Zimmertheater.

Funded by the Kunststipedium NRW and VRHAM Festival Hamburg

Gustavo Gomes & Co. 2021