Make A Coffee

Take A Bath

A loitering simulator and dreamcore powerhouse, Loutra opens its inaugural group show. Thirteen artists display their work within a world of crude, deteriorating pixels.

<h2 class="bb_tag" >Introduction</h2>Loutra is a geothermal bathhouse and its surrounding outbuildings, inspired by the municipal baths of Mandraki in Nisyros, Greece.It is a virtual art space for you to reside in - a small, contemplative world to return to from time to time.Loutra receives regular updates that manipulate and subvert its environment, introducing new experiments, artworks, and ideas.Come back whenever you like.<h2 class="bb_tag" >Features</h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li>A unique digital atmosphere with a nostalgic, decayed aesthetic</li><li>In-game tools that alter your perception of space and content</li><li>A hand-crafted world filled with quiet details and subtle quirks</li><li>A persistent environment with a fragmented history that changes over time, hosting new exhibitions and experiences</li><li>A nonlinear, hybrid walking simulator / immersive sim - a &quot;loitering simulator&quot;</li><li>Over 20 artworks spanning sculpture, painting, audio, film, installation, and interactive digital media</li><li>An exhibition guide listing all contributing artists and their works</li><li>Online chatroom</li><li>Make a coffee, take a bath, sit by the water</li></ul><h2 class="bb_tag" >Statement</h2>&quot;...But it will be wonderfully pleasant to be able to transform at will an empty hour, an interminable evening, an endless Sunday, into an enchantment, an expression of tenderness, a flight of the spirit.&quot;<ul class="bb_ul"><li>The Conquest of Ubiquity, Paul Valéry (1928)</li></ul>Loutra situates itself in the unstable terrain between memory and simulation - a nostalgic yet bit-rotten cyberspace that resists the smooth veneer of corporate virtuality. In its inaugural group show, Loutra accommodates the voices of thirteen artists within a world of crude, deteriorating pixels. What emerges is a slow unfolding of atmospheres.Born from an artist residency in 2019, Loutra began as both an act of preservation and a response to the rise of digital-curatorial experimentation. Initially a virtual artist residency in the form of a videogame, it evolved through a series of beta exhibitions and exercises in subtractive design, becoming a continuous, dreamlike digital space.Loutra is a living work. Though complete in form, it continues to change through periodic updates, new exhibitions, and online events.Loutra is self-funded and free-to-play. External links are provided where you can support its continued development; any donations are deeply appreciated.<h2 class="bb_tag" >Artists</h2>jasper howard @jasperhoward · jacob potterfield @jpotterfield.bsky · joey schutz @joeyschutz.bsky · gurnburial @gurnburial · titolovesyou @titolovesyou · szyst @szyst · bugbuspiano @carriswheel · francesca @_sadhouseplant · charlotte castaing @charlottecstng · natch @natchsoft · alfie sellers @alfiesellers · stanley welch @stanley.welch · wayne @kernelfusion · shanahan sweet @shanahan_sweet<h2 class="bb_tag" >Controls List</h2>WASD - MovementMouse - LookEscape to show menuE or Click to Press (Interact)Z to sit down / stand upT to open online chatroom

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Loutra: Inaugural Group Show Achievements

Make A Coffee

Take A Bath