Hrvoje Hiršl: Dimensions of the Line

In the Dimensions of the Line, Hrvoje Hiršl, conceptual artist, explores quantum optics in order to challenge our understanding of reality. At the heart of the installation is a laser beam that, under the influence of sound waves, becomes three-dimensional and tangible. By confronting the geometric and technological properties of space, Hiršl questions our relationship to space. If basic elements such as light or lines are not constant, the question arises not only about how we change space, but how it changes us, as well. The work connects the artist’s view of technological progress and the question of whether space, which exceeds our senses, is at all habitable. The installation was realized in collaboration with composer Yongbom Lee and Dr Neven Šantić.

The installation can be viewed until 12 April 2025, during the Forum Gallery opening hours.

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During the Biennale, three installations explore the theme of Broken Relationships through the prism of technology and nature. Norwegian composer and multimedia artist Tine Surel Lange explores the interplay of sound and movement in the framework of magical realism, and for MBZ 33, she creates a world in which Nature writes a Dear Humanity farewell letter. American artist and researcher Nolan Lem builds interactive systems in which he examines the behaviour and habits of a collective. In his latest work, he will build an artificial ecosystem of the Babbling Brook within a similar framework. Croatian conceptual artist Hrvoje Hiršl questions the limits of human perception and senses in the era of technological progress. In a new segment of The Limit of Representation series, titled Dimensions of the Line, he explores the purpose of the spaces we construct and inhabit.

supported by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia
special acknowledgement for technical support to the Centre for Advanced Laser Techniques (CALT), Institute of Physics, Zagreb