Jules Mayrand. GG no RE, j’espère que tu vas bien

GLHF – GG no RE, j’espère que tu vas bien is a multimedia installation that explores the human relationships formed in gamer culture and its communities. As Jules Mayrand is himself a gamer, the exhibition becomes a means for understanding the place he occupies in this culture. To do this, he has sought out people whose main hobby is gaming, entering into dialogues with them directly in the games. The exhibition draws a sensitive portrait of these communities from identity-based, political, and relational perspectives. Interviews carried out in VRChat examine the performance of the self made possible by virtual reality and the links between physical and digital space. A logbook taking the form of an artistic video game relates Mayrand’s attempts and failures to connect with gamers. The exhibition also explores the nature of male friendships that form through online games.