Recto VRso
Digital art and virtual reality festival in Laval
2026
About Recto VRso
Recto VRso is a digital art festival dedicated to virtual and mixed reality, hosted at Le Quarante in Laval. Conceived by artist and researcher Judith Guez, the festival showcases works by artists, researchers, and students who explore virtual reality as a creative medium, featuring interactive installations and immersive audiovisual experiences. Held in conjunction with the Laval Virtual trade show, the event welcomes a wide audience, including families, to enjoy a free exhibition open to all.
Recto VRso — edition 2026
The 9th edition of Recto VRso brings together 25 works and around fifty artists under the theme "(Re)making connections," from November 19th to 22nd, 2026, at Le Quarante in Laval. The selection focuses on shared experiences: touching, synchronizing, dancing together, and listening to a heartbeat that isn't your own. The event is free to visit and family-friendly, with a special late-night opening on Thursday.
Programme Recto VRso 2026
Opening hours, from Thursday, November 19th to Sunday, November 22nd, 2026
- 10 am–6 pm — Exhibition open continuously · Le Quarante, 40 rue du Britais
- 6 pm–9 pm — Late-night opening on Thursday, November 19th
Works for the 2026 edition (theme: "(Re)making connections")
The organizers have released the list of works rather than a fixed schedule: each installation can be visited freely during opening hours. There are three main areas: the Art & VR Gallery, the Lab (featuring school and university projects), and Xtended (large-format audiovisual creations and VR cinema).
- Seasons — Arnaud Laffond
- Drawing on space — Koji Shiroshita & Mifuku
- Dream Atlas — Ahmed Jamal, Emma Silvana Tripaldi et Till Schönwetter
- Nothing to see here — Studio Nergens
- Heartbeat — Bonnie Lisbon
- Pléiade — Candela 550
- Sento n°1 — Studio Paul & Léa
- Oneironautica Series — Laurenz Ulrich x MIREVI
- Empathy Creatures — Mélodie Mousset
- The Dollhouse — Charlotte Bruneau, Dominic Desjardins
- Ciné VR — The Art of Change
- Sming — Superbe
- La folle épopée du Naufragé des Abysses — Collectif Hypnoscope
- Co-Dreaming — Asbjørn Guiganti
- Le ballet flottant des figures en suspens — Olivier Jonvaux
- L'orgue à oiseaux — Marie-Hélène Tramus, Alice Zanuttini
- Edge of Nowhere — Geoffrey Gorisse
- I was Here — Université Jean-Jaurès (Toulouse)
- Latent Echoes — INREV, Université Paris 8
- Solstice — ESAD Talm Le Mans
- Print Away — L3di UCO Laval
- Through the Realities — ESIEA
- Arkiv — École de design de Nantes Atlantique
- CORE.FM — Gobelins
- Mirage — Université Paris 8
Off-site
- Urban Lights Contacts — Scenocosme (Grégory Lasserre et Anaïs met den Ancxt) · Square de Boston, as part of the Lumières de la ville event
Virtual reality headset experiences are not recommended for children under 12. Admission is free; booking is recommended for groups.
Practical information — Recto VRso
Recto VRso takes place at Le Quarante, 40 rue du Britais, in Laval. The event runs from Thursday to Sunday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, with a late-night opening on Thursday from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Admission is free and open to everyone, including families. Please note that VR headset experiences are not recommended for children under 12.
Le Quarante offers a 120-space blue zone parking lot (4-hour limit) at 16 rue Jean Macé. Bus travel is free on weekends: take lines A or I (rue du Britais stop), D (Cerdan stop), or F (Macé stop). The venue is wheelchair accessible. Strollers are welcome, but pets are not permitted, with the exception of guide dogs.
An exhibition born alongside Laval Virtual
Recto VRso complements the Laval Virtual trade show—the premier Mayenne event for virtual reality—by shifting the focus from software industry applications to artistic creation. Each year, the selected works examine virtual and mixed reality as mediums, exploring how these technologies transform the way we see, hear, and interact with art.
The 2025 edition: four days, forty works
The 2025 edition, titled "Pop Chaos!", took place from April 10 to 13 at Le Quarante. The Art & VR gallery featured ten works by international artists, complemented by projects from digital design schools and universities throughout the building. The previous edition brought together forty works, seventy-five artists, and two thousand visitors over four days.
The 9th edition, in November 2026
For 2026, Recto VRso moves from its usual spring slot to November 19–22, remaining at Le Quarante. The organizers have launched an open call for works, inviting artists, researchers, students, and virtual reality explorers to submit their projects for this 9th edition.
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