Karolina Cykowska-Halczuk 

BEYOND CONSCIOUSNESS 

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"BEYOND CONSCIOUSNESS" is an experimental virtual environment that explores the fluidity and multiplicity of identity in a digitally constructed universe. Inspired by the concept of hybrid identities, the project presents a space where architectural forms are in constant flux - transforming, merging, and dissolving in a continuous dialogue between structure and chaos.

Objects move freely across all dimensions (x, y, z), evoking a sense of dislocation and transformation akin to the evolving nature of personal and cultural identity. These dynamic interactions symbolize the collision and coexistence of different influences - social, cultural, and spatial - that shape who we are.

The monochromatic aesthetic reinforces a sense of ambiguity, while large-scale, shifting elements mirror the complexity of navigating multiple identities. A detailed soundscape further immerses the viewer, creating an emotional resonance that reflects the inner experience of adapting, negotiating, and redefining oneself within contemporary digital and urban landscapes.

"BEYOND CONSCIOUSNESS" invites viewers to enter a meditative space where the boundaries between physical and virtual, real and imagined, fixed and fluid, are blurred - mirroring the hybrid nature of identity itself. 

Karolina Cykowska-Halczuk - virtual space designer, Przemysław Ziółkowski - sound designer 

Karolina Cykowska-Halczuk - virtual space designer, assistant professor at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw (Poland), and art director in the game industry.

She is developing her professional career in two main directions: authorial experimental research projects, and commercial artworks carried out within multidisciplinary teams.

Her practice explores the boundaries of virtual space and immersive storytelling while engaging with virtual, mixed, and augmented reality (VR, MR, AR), computer games, mobile applications, multisensory installations, and experiments with 3D printing.

She has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions, including Digital Graffiti Festival (United States), ADAF 2025 (Greece), Advanced Imaging International Festival (Korea), Syntopia: The Art of Freedom (Cyprus), SIMULTAN Festival (Romania), GAMESCOM (Germany), Syntopia (Greece), Arch Inside (Greece), 3D – der, die, das (Germany), TransDesign (Czech Republic), Interior Design (Spain), Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (Czech Republic), Synteza (Poland), Game Words (Poland), Do3 (Poland), Must See (Poland), Good Game Expo (Poland), Design 32 (Poland), Digital Dragons (Poland), Lodz Design Festival (Poland), Shape of Logic (Poland), and 10th Night with Design (Poland). 

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