'Pleasure and Pain" is an excerpt from Natasha Tomchin's virtual reality piece from 2017 titled “If you think you are free, you can’t escape” . This video art is an interactive glitched out cloudscape with not so subtle reminders to find your center and enjoy the ride. The messaging pays homage to Ram Dass by using his quotes from “Be here now”.

Unlockable content from the artwork includes access to the VR art video file “If you think you are free, you can’t escape”