Limbophobia

Realm of silence, death lies still. Malevolence surrounds, THEY choose to hide. “LIMBOPHOBIA” is director Wen-Yee Hsieh’s second VR personal project, once again immersing the audience in his intense dark aesthetics. The film centers around the loss of insight within the collective society, and the struggle between individuals, which transforms into an experience of losing balance, to witness annihilation. Silent, yet more intense and eerie.

Film Festival / Awards 2023 NewImages Festival｜France｜Proposal 2023 TTXC Kaohsiung FIlm Festival XR Dreamland｜Taiwan｜VR Prototype 2024 Best VR Experience Award｜ART*VR｜Prague｜VR360 2024 In-Competition｜Geneva Film Festival｜Switzerland｜VR360 2024 DocLab In-Competition｜IDFA｜Netherlands｜Dome

Wen-Yee Hsieh
Wen-Yee Hsieh is a young artist from Taiwan who poses questions about the relationship between visual art, and architecture. Fascinated by supernatural beings, his works reflect social phenomena and the mystery of life. HSIEH injected himself into works of art, that form a line of energy questioning the individual’s state against the environment. Hsieh’s VR debut 《LIMBOTOPIA in VR》(2021) was nominated by Tribeca Film Festival for the Immersive New Voices competition in 2022,and won the Best VR Prize in AniFilm in the Czech Republic. In 2024, he was once again selected by the 2024 Tribeca Festival immersive section. Created the infinite mirror installations《THE GREAT FILTER》 and《INVISIBLE THEM》 for New York art museum-Mercer Labs. Hsieh’s next-stage VR film “LIMBOPHOBIA” (2024) is selected by several European festivals, including GIFF 2024, IDFA 2024. “LIMBOPHOBIA” won the best experience award at ART*VR 2024.