Esse 116 - Immersion. Winter 2026

This issue is interested in all forms of immersion in contemporary art. How are artists critically engaging with immersive technologies? Conversely, what kinds of practices are challenging technology in their pursuit of immersion? How are these experiences breaking down the boundaries between spectator, body, and art? We put forward proposals that rely on listening and sustained attention rather than on amplification and sensory overload – works using devices that are sometimes relatively simple and non-invasive, sometimes a little more elaborate, but in which participation is, with a few nuances, neither passive nor devoid of critical thinking.
-Esse Magazine website

Editor
Sylvette Babin

Publisher
Les éditions esse/Esse Magazine

Publication Date
2026

Size
11.5 x 9.0 inches
136 pages

Binding
Softcover, perfect-bound

ISBN
978-2-924345-72-6