International Immersive Works Competition
SUNSET MOTEL
Swiss Premiere
Gilles Jobin
Switzerland, France
2026, 20'
No Dialogue
With
Gilles Jobin, Susana Panadés Diaz
In the middle of the desert, step inside the Sunset Motel. Gilles Jobin brings Thomas Ott’s black-and-white world to life in a strange dance macabre filled with colorful characters.
In the middle of the desert, a motel awaits passing souls. Cross the road, push open the door, and freely explore its rooms, lobby, and pool, populated by nine characters as solitary as they are eccentric. With Sunset Motel (selected for the 2026 Venice Biennale), Geneva-based choreographer Gilles Jobin brings to life—through motion capture—the graphic universe of comic book artist Thomas Ott. Ott’s deep blacks, etched with a blade, become a three-dimensional setting where stories unfold without words, through gesture and the body. A strange dance of death in which you might well become the next character.
Mathieu Gayet
Mathieu Gayet
Creation
Gilles Jobin
Key collaborators
Thomas Ott (Art Director), Pedro Núñez Ribot (Developer), Gilles Jobin, Tristan Siodlak, Tristan Siodlak, Pierre-Igor Berthet
Music
Marky Edellman
Sound
Ramon Orza, Adryan Barrilliet
Production
Floréal films, Nadasdy Films, Cie Gilles Jobin
With
Ivan Larson, Lucille Mansas, Malika Toto Garcia, Gilles Jobin, Susana Panadés Diaz, Rudi van der Merwe
Gilles Jobin
1964, Switzerland
Previous works
2017, VR_I (XR, Creator)2017, Dance Trail (XR, Creator)
2017, La Comédie virtuelle - Live Show (XR, Creator)
2016, Womb (3D Film, Creator)
Booking for the program
PARCOURS IMMERSIF
PARCOURS IMMERSIF
This work is part of a program composed of several works.
From 30 Oct. to 8 November
Maison communale de Plainpalais - Espace Immersif
