The multimedia installation draws the viewer as if into the Earth’s surface and provides glimpses that are often concealed. The aim is for each recipient to become part of the underground ecosystem for a moment, to perceive its diversity, details, and to recognize its presence, rarity, and the significance of soil and the life within it. It should also offer intriguing perspectives and have an educational effect.The atmosphere of being beneath the Earth’s surface is deepened by original music created specifically for the work by musician Majo Jenčo.
Matúš Astrab is a new media artist and a graduate of the Digital Media Studio at the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica. His practice operates at the intersection of the digital and analog worlds, merging technology, science and art into a multimedia and interactive installations. He works with tools such as software, Arduino, animation, videomaping and photography, often incorporating living organisms and scientific methods into his projects. His works adresses ecological and broader social issues, exploring the potentional of contemporary art as a sensitive medium that responds to the state of the world and the environment we share.
