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Discover the Experimental Digital Culture Exhibition: «HYPERBÓREA» by Carla Nyman

This unique performance explores human and non-human intimacy through ecofeminism and technocriticism within digital realities.

«HYPERBÓREA» by Carla Nyman is an experimental stage project that seamlessly merges analog and tangible realities with virtual and digital dimensions. This unique piece deeply explores the intimacy between human and non-human bodies in contemporary digital culture. From an ecofeminist and technocritical perspective, it examines how predictive technologies and online platforms influence imagination, identity, and desire. Delve into a performance designed for one actress and an Artificial Intelligence, part of the Science + Art program.

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Exhibition summary

HYPERBÓREA is an experimental stage project that merges two realities: the analog and tangible with the virtual and digital. This piece explores the intimacy between human and non-human bodies in the digital culture from an ecofeminist and technocritical perspective, examining how predictive technologies and online platforms reshape imagination, identity, and desire.

Curatorial context

«HYPERBÓREA» by Carla Nyman is an experimental piece that intricately weaves together analog and digital realities, creating a unique universe where human and machine intelligences coexist. Presented as part of the "CÚBIT. FESTIVAL" Science + Art program, the performance is designed for one actress and an Artificial Intelligence (IA). From an ecofeminist and technocritical viewpoint, the work delves into the relationship between human and non-human bodies within the context of digital culture. It critically examines how predictive technologies, future design, and online platforms are actively reshaping human imagination, identity, and desire. The production features artistic direction and stage creation by Carla Nyman, with Lluna Issa Casterà and an IA as performers. The creative team also includes Pablo Serrano for music and sound design, Kevin Chepe for audiovisual and poster design, Daniel Torres Cano for scenography and costume, Xavi Arqué for scientific-discursive accompaniment in nanotechnology, and Álvaro Martínez Moñino for medical accompaniment.

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Tickets are available for purchase at 12 euros. Visitors can buy tickets through the provided link, which directs to the official ticketing platform.

«HYPERBÓREA» CARLA NYMAN key exhibition facts

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Venue
Museum of Contemporary Art Conde Duque
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
May 28, 2026 – May 28, 2026
Artist line / attribution
Directed and created by Carla Nyman, with performances by Lluna Issa Casterà and IA. Music, composition, and sound design by Pablo Serrano. Audiovisual design and poster by Kevin Chepe. Scenography and costume by Daniel Torres Cano. Scientific-discursive accompaniment by Xavi Arqué. Medical accompaniment by Álvaro Martínez Moñino.
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