2025
★ Honorary Mention · Ars Electronica Campus

JANUS

Interactive Sound-Driven Sculpture

credits

concept & developmentAndreea-Cristina Mircea, Cristina Pop-Tiron, Mauricio Britograteful toVlad Anton, Paula Ajt, Janine Grün, Luca Domide, Iustin, Andreea Samoila, Cătălina, Ileana, Radu, Lukas, Andreea Mircea and Andrei Hegedus

JANUS — Installation view at Ars Electronica 2025
JANUS — Installation view at Ars Electronica
Photo © Andreea-Cristina Mircea
janus_exhibition_linz.mp4 — video documentation [ play · sound on ]
Exhibition & Interaction Video · Linz, Austria Ars Electronica Campus
janus-audio.mp3 — recorded in the installation
// direct extract from the installation · 00:00 / 02:43
// shown at Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria) · Muzeul de Artă (Cluj-Napoca) · Music Gallery

JANUS explores duality, tension and coexistence. The project proposes two opposite yet self-sufficient hemispheres: one of order and structure, the other of chaos and overflow.

Audiences encounter a dual planet: two worlds bound together. By touching it, they tune into intimate stories and testimonial fragments from those inhabiting these contrasting realities. JANUS becomes both a planetary myth and a mirror, inviting reflection on the thresholds we navigate between harmony and disruption.

JANUS — Detail view 2025
JANUS — Detail view
Photo © Andreea-Cristina Mircea
JANUS — Dual CRT monitor detail 2025
JANUS — Dual CRT monitor detail
Photo © Andreea-Cristina Mircea
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