Abstract

No One Lives in the Exacting Wound is an immersive VR storytelling experience that confronts innermost selves and traumas. The fundamental of trauma is the same yet unique, and everyone is born to fight for their life. We are vital to ourselves and maintain a delicate balance with the world, but unfortunately, we may not realize that we are already in or have fallen into our trauma. Avoiding it only leads us back to the center of our pain. In No One Lives in the Exacting Wound, I embark on an inward adventure toward the self that transcends time, space, action, and form. This boundless exploration of the soul is a daring and beautiful pursuit of the essence of one's being. It is only by confronting our innermost selves that we can find a way forward. This journey is significant, for it is the path to true growth and liberation through embracing our fears and facing the depths of our souls. It is my self-destruction and constructive — a life-prolonged trauma and self-healing. Through sharing it, I hope to break the cycle of concealing our wounds.

Research

Research / inspiration from: Book: Being and time, Martin Heidegger; The Tropic of Capricorn, Henry Miller; Home is So Sad, Phillip Larkin; Movies: Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Street. Shūji Terayama; Yi Yi, A One and A Two. Edward Yang.

Technical Details

No One Lives in the Exacting Wound is an immersive Virtual Reality storytelling experiences made with Unreal Engine 5, along with 3D modeling in Blender, video and photo editing in After Effect, premiere Pro and Photoshop.