Daniel Ernst

Daniel ERNST (Netherlands) is a Hague-based artist and pioneer in VR art. With his ongoing series of VR dioramas, he explores the boundaries between reality and virtuality, using the possibilities and limitations of VR technology to craft immersive worlds. He received the Golden Calf for Die Fernweh Oper (2019), a nonlinear VR experience where a former TV medium guides viewers through shifting memories shaped by their choices. His latest project The Great Orator (2025), an AI-driven VR story world, was presented in competition at Venice Immersive. Ernst’s project was presented in IFFR’s CineMart (2020) and Darkroom programme.

Filmography

(all VR) Diorama No.1 : Blocked In (2013), Diorama No.2: Der Grosse Gottlieb (2014), Diorama No.3 : The Marchland (2016), Diorama No.4: Die Fernweh Oper (try-out) (2018)