“re:Human × orphic Morphosis” is an experimental, multisensory installation by artist Aurélia Marine in collaboration with Pier and Dorine Rubesa, which will be shown for the first time at photoSCHWEIZ from February 6–10, 2026. The work conceives of art as an effective space for experiencing social, systemic, and collective processes of transformation.
Aurélia Marine
©Alberto Venzago
At the intersection of vibroacoustic sound architecture, sensually contemplative moving images, and scientifically grounded perception research, the installation develops a unique language of experience. As a sensory counterpoint to constant sensory overload, “re:Human × orphic Morphosis” transforms noise into coherence and experience into conscious perception. Art and media art do not function here as representations, but as active media for the reorganization of attention, presence, and the discovery of different modes of perception.
Sound is not understood as music, but as vibration and embodied knowledge that reaches the body before cognitive processes begin. Art is consciously activated as an effective field of experience—not to generate meaning, but to enable transformation. The installation sees itself as a place where presence is more important than meaning, and silence is more productive than action.
“re:Human × orphic Morphosis” is being developed in collaboration with Dorine Rubesa and Pier Rubesa (Sound for Spaces), Swiss experts in vibroacoustic systems and sound technology with decades of experience in researching human perception, developing technological systems, and applied sound practices. Pier Rubesa’s vibroacoustic sound architecture makes sound perceptible as a physically tangible vibration: Through precisely calibrated frequency fields, vibrations are transmitted to space, materials, and the body, transforming sound into a tangible texture that deepens perception and opens up a somatic dimension of experience.
Building on many years of research and patented sound technologies (AudioVitality), this collaboration integrates a research-based vibroacoustic dimension that translates vibration and perception—in interplay with the visual dimension—into an artistic experience that can be physically felt, thereby deepening the exploration of presence and the human-technology relationship.
The goal of the installation is to create a space for experience that fosters a sense of presence and, for a moment, suspends the linear concept of time. re:Human × orphic Morphosis invites visitors to pause, slow down their perception, and enter spaces of clarity, openness, and inner resonance.
As part of a long-term artistic practice, the work also serves as an experimental case study that examines how immersive formats affect perception, attention, and physicality. The insights gained from this research will be incorporated into future immersive applications and potential integrations—particularly in public spaces; a corresponding concept for further development and transfer is currently being developed.
The project positions itself as pioneering work at the intersection of art, technology, and perception—and as an invitation to once again understand experience as an embodied, meaning-making process.
© Aurélia Marine