Photography by Vincent Schneider.
I’m sitting in my shared kitchen in Berlin, while the shrieks of children from the backyard cut through the constant bass of the street. I want peace and quiet — not in the park, but not in a café either. Although such places may seem calm compared to the pulsating club and techno scene of this city, I want to escape the constant hustle.
So I put on my Apple Vision Pro, a virtual reality headset that promises to take me to places no ordinary plane could reach so quickly. It’s designed to merge real and digital worlds and create immersive experiences. The Apple Home screen suddenly hovers in the middle of the kitchen. My flatmate? Nothing but a silhouette behind the floating Safari window.
Photography by Vincent Schneider.
With a wave of my hand, I enlarge videos, almost as if stretching chewing gum. There’s no mouse here; instead, I focus on icons with my eyes and tap with my fingertips to select. Zap — the next button is activated. I quickly discover the option to immerse myself in different environments: Yosemite, the desert at sunset, or the moon.
I choose the desert landscape, and suddenly I’m no longer in Berlin. I’m standing in the middle of a glowing orange and rust-red sea of sand, clouds rushing across the sky. Laughter from my flatmates drifts into my ears, but it sounds so far away — as if from another world.
Dress: David Koma via Zalando
Pumps: Zadiq & Voltaire via Zalando