Katabasis

KATABASIS – a one-of-a-kind immersive VR experience by French artist Ugo Arsak is coming to Ložionica in Belgrade

Awards

• Winner of Best Immersive Work at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

Exhibition dates and duration

• Open daily from November 10 to December 9 (visitors can book an individual VR session).
• The exhibition officially opens on November 10 at 12:00, with artist Ugo Arsak and producer David Lafin in attendance to talk with the audience.

Opening day info and production

• On opening day, November 10, admission is free for all visitors between 15:00 and 19:00 with prior booking via email at [email protected].
• Executive production: ZORBA.

About the work

KATABASIS, inspired by the ancient Greek notion of katabasis (a descent into the underworld), guides visitors through New York’s hidden world — a mysterious labyrinth of spaces and human destinies, far from the public eye. Blending documentary elements, interactivity, and cutting-edge VR, the project turns each visitor into the protagonist of their own journey, choosing the paths, people, and stories they uncover. Ugo Arsak is a French digital artist and director from Marseille whose work bridges contemporary art, documentary film, and new technologies. He spent hours in sewers, shelters, and abandoned tunnels, using a 3D scanner and sound-recording gear to document the lives and testimonies of the people who inhabit these spaces.

Katabasis is a magnificent immersive work — deeply human, authentic, and emotionally powerful — that reconnects us with what binds seemingly ordinary people.
— Jury citation, Cannes Immersive Competition (jury president Blanka Li)