Virtual Reality, 15:30, 2023

Perinatal Dreaming is a ground-breaking virtual reality experience developed by fEEL felt Experience and Empathy Lab (University of New South Wales Sydney) and led by artist, midwife and nurse and trauma support worker, Marianne Wobcke.

As one of thousands of Indigenous children forcibly removed from her mother at birth, Marianne has spent her career researching and supporting perinatal and intergenerational trauma, focusing especially on work with others and babies.

The VR artwork presents a visually stunning immersive audio-visual experience evoking early life in the womb and entry into the world, taking us through experiences the ‘good’ and ‘toxic’ womb and first encounters with breast, skin and the world. Designed as a unique art experience, the piece can also be used in conjunction with therapeutic work.