Visionary, former partner of Lou Reed and Nasa's only artist-in-residence - Laurie Anderson is taking audiences at the 2020 New Zealand Festival of the Arts on A Trip to the Moon, on an out of body experience via virtual reality. It's one of four shows the American musician, writer and multi-media artist is bringing out to the Festival, which she's co-curating along with New Zealand artists Lemi Ponifasio and Bret McKenzie. For New Zealanders of a certain age though, Laurie Anderson launched her career in the early 1980s with one of the least likely of hit records. "O Superman" was over 8 minutes long and both it and its accompanying video were utterly unforgettable. In the almost 40 years since "O Superman" was released, Laurie Anderson has never stopped exploring music and technology. She's also keeping Lou Reed's music alive after his death in 2013, and his guitars have a starring role in another work coming to Wellington. Lynn Freeman asked Laurie about a quote of hers about the VR production To the Moon - "I really want to make things that break your heart".