ABSOLUTE PURITY | CRIME FICTION
The band Absolute Purity, led by the singer Wen Jun, and the team at FRED & FARID Shanghai have created a thought-provoking and visually stunning work of art that challenges us to reflect on our relationship with technology.
This narrative dance film is an unapologetically brash satire about a future humanity so consumed with advanced VR and the infinite possibilities of the metaverse that it has been totally subjugated to technology.
We are transported to a future where people are disconnected from each other and consumed by virtual reality. The hero, a mother with a young baby, is suddenly disconnected from her headset and begins to dance, breaking free from the virtual world and reconnecting with her emotions. Encouraged by this newfound freedom, she seeks to liberate her roommates and baby and escape from her virtual prison. As she finally frees herself and her roommates, we understand that their escape wasn’t real. It was just another level of the simulation.