Dinner with a Hyperobject

The artwork is not suitable for people with epilepsy.

Artwork

The work conveys the experience of a hyperobject—an entity created by human activity that is so vast it cannot be perceived as a whole or confined to a single place or moment in time. It expands by extending its effects, much like global warming, whose consequences can be observed worldwide.

The installation seeks to immerse the viewer and, like a portal, transport them into an environment where the complex interconnections between nature, humanity, and technology—usually perceived as separate—can be understood. Such an encounter may offer a new perspective on the world and on how we approach contemporary societal challenges.

The work also suggests that creativity, thought, and intelligence are not exclusively human qualities but can also be found in nature, logic, and technology. Within the space of the Trenčín Synagogue, the artist invites us to explore these connections and the boundaries between the real and the seemingly otherworldly.

Author

Tadej Droljc is a Slovenian artist and creative coder who works with sound, image, and light. His work has received several awards, including the student Lumen Prize and the Dennis Smalley Scholarship in electroacoustic music. His project Synspecies, created in collaboration with Elías Marin, won the Edigma Semibreve Award and was nominated for the Lumen Prize in the Moving Image category.

He has presented his work at festivals such as MUTEK, Sónar, Ars Electronica, Paris Biennale NEMO, L.E.V., Brighton Digital Festival, Semibreve, Sonica Glasgow, Lunchmeat, and NODE. As part of his collaboration with Ars Electronica Futurelab on the project Immersify, his work has also been presented at events in Tokyo, Amsterdam, and Cannes.