FILIP ROCA

FRACTURE POINT

INFO / CREDITS
YEAR: 2025 FORMAT: Media Architecture DURATION: 15 minutes LOCATION: NEMO Science Museum COMMISION: Amsterdam Light Festival
ARTWORK: Filip Roca SOUNDSCAPE: Zarko Komar
CURATION: Pam Toonen, Christopher Grabski PRODUCTION: Guillermo Palacois PROJECTIONIST: Walter Van Maris 3D SCAN: Leap 3D 3D MODELING: Planet X FOOTAGE: Arjen Van Eijk, Xinix Film, Alek Riquelme
DESCRIPTION

This work is shaped by a contrast I feel deeply, between the progress we’ve made and the patterns we continue to repeat. In a world full of conflict and polarization, I often find myself questioning whether we’re truly evolving or moving in cycles shaped by beliefs.

What interests me is the subtle moment of shift when something begins to fracture, and space opens up for change. As science rapidly evolves, we continue to carry inherited ideas and dogmas that hinder our progress. Science is grounded in constant testing, work, and proof while beliefs remain fixed, unquestioned, and resistant to change.

That idea forms the foundation of Fracture Point — a 15-minute, site-specific projection mapping work created exclusively for the NEMO Science Museum. What unfolds on the façade is a visual metaphor for that critical moment when obsolete systems begin to crack and something new pushes through. Through a language of tension, rupture, and shifting geometries, the piece explores how real progress demands more than innovation — it asks us to let go.