Cosmos Within Us at Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon

A daring storytelling experiment blurring the boundaries between VR, performance, cinema, and music. Through a combination of state-of-the-art tech, immersive soundscapes, scent, and touch, the groundbreaking piece, directed by Tupac Martir, explores the intricate connection between memory and the senses. This story draws us inside the mind of Aiken, a 60-year-old man desperately trying to hold on to his childhood memories. Aiken suffers from Alzheimer’s—and his struggle is one against a dwindling mind, against time, against final loss. A co-production between Satore Studio, aBahn, and Satore Tech, Cosmos Within Us premiered at the 76th Venice Film Festival in 2019. It was also recognised for its immersive storytelling at the 27th Raindance Film Festival, winning the prestigious “Spirit of Raindance” award and a Producers Guild of America Award nomination. The performance was integrated in the "Bridges to the Unknown - Crossing Art with Science", the Champalimaud Foundation's cultural programme which aims to create new links between technology, science and art. At the Champalimaud Foundation, Cosmos Within Us was held in front of its largest audience to date - with 310 people.