We invite you to an immersive experience complementing the exhibition Neurobiology of Love. The film screenings, curated by Monika Łuszpak-Skiba, explore love as a strategy for protection against trauma and a world in crisis.

Bend your lips over me 
And may, after your lips leave my mouth
Skasowano: Dodano: My soul pass into you

– D. Diderot, Chanson dans le goût de la romance

Artists: CROSSLUCID collective, Justyna Górowska, Razieh Kooshki i Vahid Qaderi
Curator: Monika Łuszpak-Skiba

Love can be compared to mandrake – a magical plant whose root resembles a human form. A coveted ingredient of love concoctions, which, it was believed, screams and with its scream kills, anyone who tries to pull it from the ground. Like love, it can be a source of delight and suffering at the same time, and each step associated with its use carries risks reminiscent of a leap into the dark abyss of the ocean.

The works on display tell stories in which the current sometimes kidnaps lovers into the dark depths of the subconscious, but affection becomes a source of healing power in the process. Neurobiological manifestations of love, psychic processes of transformation and new self-narratives that give meaning to the fragmented and confusing. Three stories that are united by the theme of water, about love understood as a strategy to protect us from suffering and a traumatizing world in crisis.

An artist collective (est. 2018) that engages in highly collaborative cross-disciplinary projects in co-evolution with technology.

Their work and research converges around the exploration of the self as a network; intimacy and the potential for pleasurable actualization through the digital sphere, and the re-imagination of our alliances with technology seen as part of a sympoietic biosphere and universal post-material consciousness.

Recent and upcoming exhibitions include HeK Basel, LAS, Francisco Carolinum Linz, Shanghai Architecture Biennial, Vellum LA, Osaka Museum of Fine Arts, Art Encounters Biennial, MuseumsQuartier, Belvedere 21 and Art Basel Miami. Their work has been commissioned by the Berggruen Institute, Serpentine Gallery, Google Arts & Culture, Chanel, Nike and Modern Media China amongst others.

They are currently developing their first sci-fi documentary Translucid and an intra-active installation Oceanic Whispers that reimagines marine conservation and ecological stewardship through a pioneering synthesis of technology, art, and shared ownership.

(she/they) Is a hydrofeminist and performance artist engaged in interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of art, technology, and social activism. In 2017, she adopted the pseudonym WetMeWild, focusing on environmental challenges related to water while utilizing AR and VR technology.

She collaborates with collectives such as Nerdka and the duo cyber_nymphs, with whom she released the Hydrosexual Manifesto in 2023. Górowska also curates the BHA project, an online archive that merges art with ecological education on water issues.

Her works have been exhibited in Berlin, Jakarta, Warsaw, and New York. In 2020, she earned a PhD from the University of the Arts in Poznań. She currently resides in Kraków and teaches at the Faculty of Intermedia at the Academy of Fine Arts and the European School of Higher Education.

VueMod is an audiovisual series that explores generative sound and visuals as a fusion of both the conscious and unconscious aspects of being.

VueMod 7 – LOVE is an immersive audiovisual experience that merges generative soundscapes with reactive visuals. The pulse of experimental sound flows like an unpredictable current, reflecting the chaos and intensity of emotion.

This project invites the viewer into a moment of connection where boundaries dissolve, and perception is suspended. Fluid patterns of light and sound intertwine, mirroring the rhythm of intimacy, obsession, and release.