“In this way, The Dream Wanderer has something of the spirit of the “happenings” staged by conceptual artists in the 1960s.”

“A highlight of the 2016 Satellite Art Show during Art Basel Miami Beach.”

“This mix makes Satellite an absorbing affair. In one room, the New Orleans-based avant-garde performer Diem Massad Al-Jouni, otherwise known as Dangerous Rose, pole dances and sells her provocative art videos; in another, New York-based collaborative Flatsitter, led by artist Kyle Marler, is showing an unsettling virtual reality work, “Las Olas”, based on Virginia Woolf’s novel The Waves.”

“Wrapped in pastel ice cream hues, the Dream Wanderer is Marler’s most recent project as Flatsitter, an interdisciplinary media arts endeavor that is often collaborative but has become more of a nom de guerre for Marler. A step-van outfitted with a pair of virtual reality set-ups, guests enter Dream Wanderer two at a time, taking seats side by side before selecting hand-drawn tarot cards that work like an old school choose-your-own-adventure paperback. Once a guest dons the bulky Oculus Rift headset, noise canceling headphones, and umpire-like chest cover, Marler begins orchestrating the experience from a deck of computers located near the front of the van. Handcrafted thematic material is pumped into the system, providing a complex visual and audio tour augmented by an occasional real-world interjection of scent delivered by Marler via incense to round out the sensory experience.”

“Flatsitter will animate Moogfest 2017 with his virtual reality bus, transporting audiences to the digital afterlife via the fascinating story of spiritualists in Lily Dale, New York.”