Nikolay Konstantinov

The author considers virtual reality as an archaic impulse/desire for a spatial, almost tangible reality, in contrast to the two-dimensional frame-picture, photography, film-invoking a much more radical dematerialization and virtualization at the level of imagination. Virtual worlds give everything " out of frame " and are conceived as an exalting regression and direct spatial unfolding of sensations despite the technological dimension of this medium. According to the author, virtual reality is closer in spirit and functioning to archaic arts such as ceramics or ritual complexes.