What’s New Pussycat? Artist Sketches Russia's The Church of the Savior through VR Headset
Elizabeth Edwards does not need to leave the comfort of her Montréal home or the company of her cat Echo to pursue her art.
The artist used an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to view a Google Street View of The Church of the Savior on Blood in Saint Petersburg, Russia, while she drew it in her sketchbook.
In describing her unconventional method of creating, Edwards said, “The webcam is mounted below my neck and the webcam feed in VR is quite small, so I was seeing my hands from a very different perspective and half the size. The disconnect made it feel almost like the hands I could see weren’t actually my own, and I was controlling them like they’re video game hands.”
“All of this made it difficult to sketch with any accuracy, but it was a fun challenge. I don’t feel like the end result is the point of this process anyway – it’s all about the experience. Feeling rooted to something physical via pen on paper but being immersed in some location the other side of the world is magical,” she added. Credit: Elizabeth Edwards via Storyful
