TOPIA

The installation ‘Topia’ resembles a modern version of a cinema screen: a digital window that also has a sculptural dimension. The light installation reworks the surface as an architectural element and invents a new concept for it that moves away from the material object. To achieve this, surfaces are opened and closed, different atmospheres and moods are interwoven, and new worlds are constructed within existing ones. In this way, ‘Topia’ creates a wall of light in the real space of the Dom im Berg venue that is clearly visible but intangible, inviting the audience to imagine and explore in a very special way.

location: Dom im Berg

PLEASE NOTE:
On Saturday, 25 October 2025, the last admission is at 9:45 p.m.

Biography:
Zalán Szakács is an artist who brings together immersive art, scenography and media theory research. Through his work, Szakács explores the relationship between space, body and technology, resulting in multi-sensory experiences that include elements such as light, sound, smell, tactility and movement.
Szakács’ art installations invite the viewer on a mystical journey where reality and fiction intertwine. Attuned to both the individual and collective experience, it evokes a deeper awareness of the body in space and is capable of transporting the viewer to another place and time.
He has been exhibiting, performing, and screening at CTM Festival (DE), MUTEK MX (MX), Ars Electronica Festival (AUT), International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL), Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (NL), Het Nieuwe Instituut (NL), V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media (NL), Kunsthaus Graz (AUT), MU Hybrid Art House (NL), Instrument Inventors Initiative (NL), TENT Rotterdam (NL), W139 (NL), Netherlands Film Festival (NL), Recontres Internationales Loods6/Amsterdam (NL), Zsolnay Light Festival (HU), and Light Art Museum Budapest (HU), among other places. Szakács is a core teacher at Utrecht University of Arts.

Credits:
Research, concept, light composition: Zalán Szakács
Sound composition: Pandelis Diamantides
Light programming: Loden Rietveld
Technical production: Studio Den Haan, Franz Kauffmann