XYZZY is an immersive, fulldome cinematic experience by artists Jess Johnson and Simon Ward.

Designed for planetariums, XYZZY will lead you on a psychedelic musical odyssey through the complex fictional world the artists have been evolving over a decade-long collaborative practice. Video director Simon Ward created XYZZY by translating Jess’s hand-drawn compositions into animated webs of flesh mandalas, self-replicating architecture, undulating worms, hallucinogenic pattern, and messianic alien deities. The dynamic visual atmosphere is charged with 90s-inspired electronic synthesiser tracks from musicians Andrew Clarke, Luke Rowell, Stef Animal and Lachlan Anderson.

XYZZY by Jess Johnson and Simon Ward Music by Andrew Clarke, Stef Animal, Luke Rowell, Lachlan Anderson Sound design by Lachlan Anderson; Sound mix by Graham Kennedy Co-commissioned by Tuhura Otago Museum and Now Or Never Festival