Gaia Radić, a Croatian new media artist studying architecture in Slovenia, explores the relation between virtual and material space by combining computer graphics with spatial installations. For her latest project, CHORA, she collaborated with Milan Jaroš from the IT4Innovations Infrastructure Research Lab. Radić was granted access to the Karolina supercomputer through the EuroHPC JU open access grant competition, which allowed her to turn her vision into a living virtual world.
Inspired by the dynamics of interaction and perception, CHORA represents an autopoietic system – a world that evolves in real time as the viewer explores it. Radić’s goal was to create a fictional landscape that immerses viewers so fully in its authenticity that they feel part of it. With the help of the Karolina supercomputer and tools like Blender and advanced path-tracing techniques, Radić achieved a visualisation that pushes the boundaries of digital art and architecture.
This project is an example of how supercomputers, such as Karolina at IT4Innovations, can transform virtual environments into living works of art. CHORA demonstrates the potential of supercomputing services in both art and scientific visualisation, and provides an inspiration for how these technologies can enrich both artistic and commercial fields. Visitors can experience CHORA at the Pixxelpoint Festival in Nova Gorica, Slovenia, or watch this fascinating world on YouTube.
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