The Myth of Hyperreality

19-24
  • 3 City center
  • Audiovisual installation

About project

In our lives, physical and digital experiences are increasingly merging. We find ourselves in a hybrid space where it is no longer easy to distinguish between what is real and what is virtual. This state is referred to as hyperreality. The aim of the installation is to explore ways of connecting reality and virtuality so that both can coexist in symbiosis and positively complement each other. New technologies make it possible to capture and visualize processes that we cannot perceive with our senses, such as energy, the flow of information, or magnetic fields. When these processes are embedded into sculptural works, they can offer a more accurate message about the hybrid space of our world. The installation space evokes the environment of a provisional research site and offers visitors the role of a scientist–archaeologist, revealing the dynamic processes hidden within a mysterious meteoric object.

Location

The Klausen Synagogue is located next to the Old Jewish Cemetery in the Josefov district and is managed by the Jewish Museum in Prague. The original Klausen complex, built at the end of the 16th century by Mordechai Maisel, consisted of three buildings—two synagogues and a yeshiva. One part was founded by Rabbi Loew as a Talmudic academy, another served as a prayer hall, and the third housed a ritual bath (mikveh) and facilities for caring for the sick. The current Baroque building was constructed after a fire in 1689 and is the largest synagogue in Prague’s former ghetto. Its name is derived from the German word Klaus, meaning "small building." Through Jan Poš’s installation, the synagogue is transformed into an experimental laboratory that presents the relationship between real and virtual environments through various technologies.

  • Installation partner

    Jewish museum in Prague

  • Installation patron

    Česká televize