Michel van der Aa on award-winning VR installation 'From Dust'

Director Michel van der Aa has won the prestigious DDG Grand Prix with his VR opera installation From Dust. In this installation, you are not a passive spectator but an active participant, partly thanks to the use of AI. 

The jury report was full of praise: "His work cannot be easily categorized into an existing genre. We might even say he has created his own genre. In exploring the possibilities of old and new media, he consistently goes a step further and captivates his audience with his otherworldly sounds and fascinating images."

We spoke with Van der Aa in Rotterdam, watch the video for a glimpse of From Dust: