Tadej Droljc (SI) → Dinner with a Hyperobject

19-24
  • 8 City center
  • Object installation

About project

​​The work represents an artistic attempt to create an experience of a hyperobject – a human made object so vast that it is not limited to a particular point in space and time. The object spreads around by forcing itself and its relations and effects onto other objects. A concrete example would be global warming, which forces its effects and relations onto other objects all around the globe. In a similar way this installation is trying to “consume” the audience with its immersive factor and transport them into a different reality, where they could feel the complexity and scale of hyperobjects. From such experience a new way of thinking could emerge. 

This artwork demonstrates that creativity, thought, language, and intelligence are not exclusively human traits. Similar manifestations can be found in nature, logic, or technology. If we can understand the interconnection between these three previously separate worlds–nature, humanity, and technology–we may discover ways to address the critical challenges facing contemporary society. 

Artist

Tadej Droljc is a Slovenian artist and creative coder working with sound, image, and light. His accolades include the Lumen Prize Student Award and the Dennis Smalley Scholarship in Electroacoustic Music. His collaborative project Synspecies received the Edigma Semibreve Award and was shortlisted for the Lumen Prize in the Moving Image category. Tadej has participated in major festivals including Mutek, Sónar, Ars Electronica, Paris Biennale NEMO, L.E.V., Brighton Digital Festival, Semibreve, Sonica Glasgow, Lunchmeat, and Node. As part of Ars Electronica’s Future Lab and the Immersify project, his work has been presented at events such as Inter BEE Tokyo, IBC Amsterdam, and Marché du Film in Cannes.

Location

The Savarin Riding Hall, dating back to the mid-18th century, is part of the Sylva-Taroucca Palace complex—also known as the Piccolomini Palace (after its original owners) or simply Savarin. The palace received its current Baroque form between 1743 and 1752, with the reconstruction attributed to renowned architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer. Since 2019, the historic buildings have been undergoing complete renovation to create a new public space. Today, the riding hall is used by the artistic collective RUN OPERUN for exhibitions, site-specific performances, and contemporary interpretations of opera. The grand space, with its iconic ceiling, provides the perfect setting for Tadej Droljc’s laser installation, allowing viewers to engage with it from a visually optimal distance.

  • Installation partner

    Run OpeRun