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VR experience lifts curtain on neurodivergence

Joshua Askew
BBC South East
Eden and Andrew Cotting An artwork showing Eden and her father's faces, with various surreal fish-like creatures around them. The background is black.Eden and Andrew Cotting
Audiences are invited to step into the world of a visually-impaired, neurodivergent artist

A father and daughter are set to launch a virtual reality (VR) experience they say will immerse people in the "extraordinary world" of a neurodivergent artist.

Eden Kotting and her filmmaker father, Andrew, based in Hastings, East Sussex, created the Tell-Tale Rooms, which shows a 12-minute journey through Eden's imagination.

It combines animation, archive footage and live action by Eden, who was born with the rare genetic disorder Joubert Syndrome, which affects the brain.

The free VR experience will run from 13 to 18 March at the Observer Building in Hastings.

Eden and Andrew Cotting A girl stands in a virtual reality room with art in the background. Eden and Andrew Cotting
Eden (pictured) is a virtual guide during the experience

"Hastings has a lively community of arts and artists, with the Kottings being a key part of this," said Becca Rose, OBX creative producer at Hastings Commons.

"We are thrilled that they can show this brilliant work in their home town."

Eden, who was born in 1988, added: "The Tell Tale Rooms makes me happy, happy, happy."

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