Carla Knopp is an XR artist with deep roots in exploratory painting. She uses visual allegory to present various themes on human existence, with particular interest in paradoxes where conflicting desires or ideas coexist in the same conceptual territory. Carla’s painting career spans 30+ years and includes exhibitions throughout the USA. In 2015 she began building virtual environments for 2D and 360 videos, which have screened worldwide. She currently creates spatial content for metaverse worlds and other XR projects. When not roaming virtual spaces as Olgelta, she lives and works in an urban mini-forest in Indianapolis, USA