Temple of Urania
Audiovisual installation
TEMPLE OF URANIA is an immersive audiovisual installation in which sound, image, and space create a single, multi-layered experience. The project was created as a collaboration between three artists: Justyna Banaszczyk (FOQL) , Darek Pietraszewski (Copy Corpo) , and Tomek Popakul (Asthma) . It began as an artist residency on the island of Jersey, realized just before the outbreak of the pandemic. The subsequent period of lockdown gave the project a new dimension, leading to the creation of a work intended not for concert halls, but for spaces where the audience can experience sound and image individually, at their own pace.
TEMPLE OF URANIA was inspired by the lives and work of French artists Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore , whose artistic practice and approach to the world were ahead of their time. Their reflection on identity, memory, and transformation permeates the entire installation, not as a literal narrative, but as a subtle presence constructed through images, sounds, and atmosphere.
Electronic soundscapes, field recordings, synthesizers, and analog-processed images create a hypnotic environment that encourages pause and attentive listening. The installation doesn't tell a story in the traditional sense. It's a space for contemplation, where time slows down and the viewer constructs their own interpretation, navigating between light, shadow, sound, and silence.
During the FUTUROFONIA Festival, TEMPLE OF URANIA will be presented as an open installation, inviting the audience to freely enter the world of contemporary audiovisual art, where the boundaries between concert, film screening and installation blur, creating one coherent experience.
Authors
Justyna Banaszczyk (FOQL)
is a sound artist, composer, and researcher working at the intersection of experimental music, sound art, and electronics. Her work explores the relationships between sound, space, and memory, creating installations, multi-channel compositions, and radio projects. She is a co-founder of the Pointless Geometry publishing house and co-founder of Radio Kapitał . Her work has been presented at leading experimental music festivals in Poland and abroad.
Darek Pietraszewski (Copy Corpo)
is an audiovisual artist, musician, and creator of experimental electronic forms. His practice utilizes analog video systems, VHS aesthetics, glitch, and improvisation, creating evocative connections between image and sound. He is co-founder of the publishing house Pointless Geometry and co-organizer of events dedicated to experimental music and new media art.
Tomek Popakul (Asthma)
is an animated film director, illustrator, and visual artist who has created award-winning animations that have been presented at international film festivals. His distinctive style combines intense visuals with poetic narrative and surreal imagination. In the TEMPLE OF URANIA project , he is responsible for the animation and visuals, creating images that complement the installation's sound and build its unique, immersive character.
TEMPLE OF URANIA is an immersive audiovisual installation in which sound, image, and space create a single, multi-layered experience. The project was created as a collaboration between three artists: Justyna Banaszczyk (FOQL) , Darek Pietraszewski (Copy Corpo) , and Tomek Popakul (Asthma) . It began as an artist residency on the island of Jersey, realized just before the outbreak of the pandemic. The subsequent period of lockdown gave the project a new dimension, leading to the creation of a work intended not for concert halls, but for spaces where the audience can experience sound and image individually, at their own pace.
TEMPLE OF URANIA was inspired by the lives and work of French artists Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore , whose artistic practice and approach to the world were ahead of their time. Their reflection on identity, memory, and transformation permeates the entire installation, not as a literal narrative, but as a subtle presence constructed through images, sounds, and atmosphere.
Electronic soundscapes, field recordings, synthesizers, and analog-processed images create a hypnotic environment that encourages pause and attentive listening. The installation doesn't tell a story in the traditional sense. It's a space for contemplation, where time slows down and the viewer constructs their own interpretation, navigating between light, shadow, sound, and silence.
During the FUTUROFONIA Festival, TEMPLE OF URANIA will be presented as an open installation, inviting the audience to freely enter the world of contemporary audiovisual art, where the boundaries between concert, film screening and installation blur, creating one coherent experience.
Authors
Justyna Banaszczyk (FOQL)
is a sound artist, composer, and researcher working at the intersection of experimental music, sound art, and electronics. Her work explores the relationships between sound, space, and memory, creating installations, multi-channel compositions, and radio projects. She is a co-founder of the Pointless Geometry publishing house and co-founder of Radio Kapitał . Her work has been presented at leading experimental music festivals in Poland and abroad.
Darek Pietraszewski (Copy Corpo)
is an audiovisual artist, musician, and creator of experimental electronic forms. His practice utilizes analog video systems, VHS aesthetics, glitch, and improvisation, creating evocative connections between image and sound. He is co-founder of the publishing house Pointless Geometry and co-organizer of events dedicated to experimental music and new media art.
Tomek Popakul (Asthma)
is an animated film director, illustrator, and visual artist who has created award-winning animations that have been presented at international film festivals. His distinctive style combines intense visuals with poetic narrative and surreal imagination. In the TEMPLE OF URANIA project , he is responsible for the animation and visuals, creating images that complement the installation's sound and build its unique, immersive character.