XR Coproduction Sessions

Hand in Hand

Sjoerd van Acker

Netherlands

2027, 60'

Expérimental, projet VR, LBE

In development

No Dialogue

Hand in Hand is a multiplayer VR experience where people dance, play, and connect through hand-tracking. No scores, no choreography just presence, gesture, and music. Each duet becomes a fleeting, improvised artwork: a living archive of movement, shared yet never repeated.

In search of

Co-production with a studio, funding

Production

Institute of Time

Sjoerd van Acker

Sjoerd van Acker is a Dutch new media artist exploring hidden forms of connection. His graduation project Rlung (2020) invited audiences to explore breath. His VR debut ELELE (2022) premiered at the Venice Biennale, won the Crystal Owl Award at Stereopsia, and the CineGlobe Best Immersive Award. His latest work Lingering Echoes (2024) explores how present actions ripple into the future.