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Stvaranje humanije tehnosfere. Creating a more humane technosphere.

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01 O organizaciji About
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NasljeđeLegacy

Tochka nastavlja nasljeđe Novih tendencija — pokreta koji je u Zagrebu 1960-ih redefinirao odnos umjetnosti i tehnologije.

Tochka continues the legacy of New Tendencies — a movement that redefined the relationship between art and technology in 1960s Zagreb.

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IstraživanjeResearch

AI, kvantne tehnologije i robotika kao materijal i predmet kritičke refleksije u suvremenim umjetničkim praksama.

AI, quantum technologies and robotics as material and subject of critical reflection in contemporary artistic practices.

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SuradnjaCollaboration

Spajamo umjetnike, znanstvenike, tehnološke stručnjake i poslovni sektor u zajedničkim istraživačkim projektima.

We connect artists, scientists, technology experts and the business sector in joint research projects.

Tochka je umjetnička organizacija usmjerena na razvoj transdisciplinarnih projekata koji djeluju unutar suvremenih tehnoloških i društvenih promjena. Nadovezuje se na nasljeđe Novih tendencija — pokreta koji je u Zagrebu 1960-ih redefinirao odnos umjetnosti i tehnologije.

Tochka is an arts organisation focused on developing transdisciplinary projects that engage with contemporary technological and social transformations. It builds on the legacy of New Tendencies — the movement that redefined the relationship between art and technology in Zagreb in the 1960s.

Polazeći od tog konteksta, Tochka istražuje kako tehnologije poput umjetne inteligencije, kvantnih sustava i robotike oblikuju suvremeno iskustvo te kako umjetnost može djelovati kao kritička i istraživačka praksa unutar tih procesa.

Building on this context, Tochka explores how technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum systems and robotics shape contemporary experience, and how art can function as a critical and research practice within these processes.

Kroz suradnju umjetnika, znanstvenika i tehnoloških stručnjaka, Tochka razvija projekte koji brišu granice između disciplina i tehnologiju promatraju ne samo kao alat, nego kao materijalni, društveni i politički okvir suvremenosti.

Through collaboration between artists, scientists and technology specialists, Tochka develops projects that dissolve disciplinary boundaries and approach technology not merely as a tool, but as a material, social and political framework of the present.

02 Ljudi People
Hrvoje HiršlFoto: Jana Mack

Hrvoje
Hiršl

Suosnivač — Vizualni umjetnik, istraživač Co-founder — Visual artist, researcher

Transdisciplinarni je umjetnik koji djeluje na sjecištu umjetnosti, znanosti i tehnologije. U svojem radu istražuje načine na koje prirodni i tehnološki sustavi oblikuju percepciju, materijalnost i konstrukciju stvarnosti. Razvija procesno orijentirane umjetničke strukture koje se mogu pokrenuti i usmjeravati, ali izmiču potpunoj kontroli, otvarajući prostor između determiniranosti i neizvjesnosti.

Njegova praksa obuhvaća crtež i sliku, zvučne i svjetlosne instalacije, performans te imerzivne robotske sustave. Kroz rad s fenomenima poput rezonancije, entropije, povratne sprege i kvantnih procesa propituje odnose između vidljivog i nevidljivog, mjerljivog i neodredivog.

A transdisciplinary artist working at the intersection of art, science, and technology. In his work, he explores the ways natural and technological systems shape perception, materiality, and the construction of reality. He develops process-oriented artistic structures that can be initiated and guided, yet evade complete control, opening a space between determinacy and uncertainty.

His practice encompasses drawing and painting, sound and light installations, performance, and immersive robotic systems. Through engagement with phenomena such as resonance, entropy, feedback, and quantum processes, he examines the relationships between the visible and the invisible, the measurable and the indeterminate.

Davor VinczeFoto: Sanjin Kaštelan

Davor
Vincze

Suosnivač — Skladatelj, istraživač Co-founder — Composer, researcher

Skladatelj i zvučni umjetnik čiji se rad nalazi na sjecištu glazbe, tehnologije i percepcije. Njegov rad ispituje kako se zvuk transformira kroz procese fragmentacije, raspadanja i rekombinacije, brišući granice između akustičke i digitalne stvarnosti.

Krećući se između koncertne glazbe, žive elektronike i multimedijskih formata, razvija hibridna umjetnička okruženja u kojima se zvuk, sustavi i ljudska gesta sudaraju. Polazeći od ideja iz znanosti, filozofije i digitalne kulture, njegovi projekti propituju kako se identitet, materijal i značenje mijenjaju unutar tehnološki posredovanih svjetova.

Composer and sound artist working at the intersection of music, technology, and perception. His work examines how sound transforms through fragmentation, decay, and recombination, dissolving the boundaries between acoustic and digital realities.

Moving across concert music, live electronics, and multimedia formats, he constructs hybrid environments in which sound, systems, and human gesture collide. Drawing on science, philosophy, and digital culture, his projects interrogate how identity, material, and meaning shift within technologically mediated worlds.

03 Produkcija Production
005 Dimenzije linije | Seoul, 2026Dimensions of the Line | Seoul, 2026 IzložbaExhibition

Dimenzije linije svjetlosna je instalacija Hrvoja Hiršla, razvijena u suradnji sa skladateljem Yongbomom Leejem. Jedna zraka svjetlosti, oblikovana ljudskim glasom, postaje živa, oscilirajuća prisutnost koja otkriva skrivene pokrete prašine i zraka.

Predstavljena je na Yonsei University College of Music u Seoulu. Posebno konstruiran uređaj, razvijen u suradnji s Institutom za fiziku u Zagrebu, prenosi zvučne oscilacije izravno na zraku. Tri mikroskopske kamere snimaju njezino titranje i prostorne čestice u realnom vremenu.

Dimensions of the Line is a light installation by Hrvoje Hiršl, developed in collaboration with composer Yongbom Lee. A single beam of light, shaped by the human voice, becomes a living, oscillating presence that reveals the hidden movements of dust and air.

It was presented at Yonsei University College of Music in Seoul. A custom-built device, developed with the Institute of Physics in Zagreb, transfers sound oscillations directly onto the beam. Three microscopic cameras capture its vibration and surrounding particles in real time.

GodinaYear2026
MedijMediumSvjetlosna instalacija, video dokumentacijaLight installation, video documentation
LokacijaLocationSeoul
GlazbaMusicYongbom Lee
VideoVideoHakbeom Lee, Young Gyu Choi
004 Otisci zvuka | MSU Zagreb, 2026Sound Imprints | MSU Zagreb, 2026 PerformansPerformance

Video dokumentacija performansa iz ciklusa Otisci zvuka, izvedenog u sklopu izložbe Ekologije Bauhausa — mreže kontinuiteta u Muzeju suvremene umjetnosti u Zagrebu.

Zvučni valovi oblikuju raspodjelu tonera na aluminijskim pločama, stvarajući stohastičke vizualne kompozicije. Slike nastaju u realnom vremenu kao rezultat interakcije izvođača, zvuka, materijala i fizičkih procesa, a radovi se potom izlažu uokvireni uz dvokanalnu video dokumentaciju procesa.

Video documentation of a performance from the Sound Imprints series, presented as part of the exhibition Ecologies of the Bauhaus — Networks of Continuity at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb.

Sound waves shape the distribution of toner on aluminium plates, producing stochastic visual compositions. Images emerge in real time through the interaction of performer, sound, material and physical processes; the resulting works are later framed and exhibited alongside a two-channel video documentation.

GodinaYear2026
MedijMediumPerformans, zvuk, toner na aluminijuPerformance, sound, toner on aluminium
LokacijaLocationMSU ZagrebMSU Zagreb
Snimanje i montažaCamera and editingTonći Gaćina
002 Dimenzije linije | Galerija Forum, 2025Dimensions of the Line | Galerija Forum, 2025 IzložbaExhibition
Dimensions of the LinePogled na instalaciju, Galerija Forum, Zagreb, 2025.View of the installation, Gallery Forum, Zagreb, 2025.
Dimensions of the LineVideosignal kamere (kamera 1)Camera video signal (camera 1)
Dimensions of the LineVideosignal kamere (kamera 1)Camera video signal (camera 1)
Dimensions of the LineVideosignal kamere (kamera 2)Camera video signal (camera 2)
Dimensions of the LineDetalj instalacije, Galerija Forum, Zagreb, 2025.Installation detail, Gallery Forum, Zagreb, 2025.
Dimensions of the LineDetalj instalacije, Galerija Forum, Zagreb, 2025.Installation detail, Gallery Forum, Zagreb, 2025.
Dimensions of the LineElektromagnetska zavojnicaElectromagnetic coil

Rad Dimenzije linije povezuje dvije razine procesa: zvučnu modulaciju svjetlosti putem ljudskog glasa te optičko razotkrivanje prostorne dinamike. Glazbena kompozicija napisana za ovo djelo oslanja se isključivo na ljudski glas, koji izvodi stihove rimskog filozofa i pjesnika Lukrecija (oko 99. pr. Kr. – oko 55. pr. Kr.) iz djela O prirodi stvari, jednog od najranijih filozofskih tekstova koji promišlja svjetlost, čestice i materiju.

Instalacija je izložena u Galeriji Forum u sklopu Muzičkog biennala Zagreb. Posebno konstruiran uređaj prenosi zvučne oscilacije izravno na snop svjetlosti, uzrokujući njegovo titranje. Tri mikroskopske kamere bilježe snop iz različitih kutova te projiciraju njegovo gibanje i kretanje čestica prašine aktiviranih suptilnim strujanjima zraka, čineći inače nevidljive prostorne dinamike osjetilno prisutnima.

Dimensions of the Line brings together two interconnected processes: the acoustic modulation of light through the human voice and the optical revelation of spatial dynamics. The musical composition written for the work relies exclusively on the human voice, performing verses by the Roman philosopher and poet Lucretius (c. 99 BCE – c. 55 BCE) from On the Nature of Things, one of the earliest philosophical texts to reflect on light, particles, and matter.

The installation was exhibited at Galerija Forum as part of Music Biennale Zagreb. A specially constructed device transfers sound oscillations directly onto a beam of light, causing it to vibrate. Three microscopic cameras capture the beam from different angles and project its motion along with the movement of dust particles activated by subtle air currents, rendering otherwise invisible spatial dynamics perceptible.

GodinaYear2025
MedijMediumLaserska, zvučna i video-instalacijaLaser, sound and video installation
MaterijaliMaterialsLaser, zvuk, videoprojekcija, optički elementi, elektronikaLaser, sound, video projection, optics, electronics
DimenzijeDimensionsPromjenjiveVariable
SuradnjaCollaborationNeven Šantić, Yongbom Lee
003 Dimenzije linije | Vienna Art Week, 2025Dimensions of the Line | Vienna Art Week, 2025 IzložbaExhibition

Dimenzije linije predstavljene su u sklopu izložbe House of Learning Systems na festivalu Vienna Art Week 2025, u povijesnom bečkom Funkhausu.

Tema 21. izdanja festivala, Learning Systems, promišljala je učenje kao dinamičan proces prepoznavanja, odučavanja i ponovnog promišljanja — kroz odnose prirode, tehnologije, društva i znanja.

Dimensions of the Line was presented as part of House of Learning Systems, an exhibition within Vienna Art Week 2025, at Vienna's historic Funkhaus.

The 21st edition of the festival, themed Learning Systems, approached learning as a dynamic process of recognising, unlearning and rethinking across relationships between nature, technology, society and knowledge.

GodinaYear2025
MedijMediumSvjetlosna, zvučna i video-instalacijaLight, sound and video installation
LokacijaLocationFunkhaus, Vienna
Kustoski timCuratorsRobert Punkenhofer, Işın Önol
001 Je li ovo život?Is This Life? InstalacijaInstallation
Is This Life?Pogled na instalaciju, Highlight Delft, 2026.Installation view, Highlight Delft, 2026.
Is This Life?Pogled na instalaciju, Klisab revija, 2022.; roboti namjerno ometaju pistuInstallation view, Klisab fashion runway show, 2022; robots intentionally obstructing the catwalk
Is This Life?Pogled na instalaciju, Highlight Delft, 2026.Installation view, Highlight Delft, 2026.
Is This Life?Pogled na instalaciju, Highlight Delft, 2026.Installation view, Highlight Delft, 2026.
Is This Life?Pogled na instalaciju, Highlight Delft, 2026.Installation view, Highlight Delft, 2026.

Je li ovo život? propituje ideju suvremenog spomenika i ispituje što uopće definira živa bića. Rad se pojavljuje u obliku roja sferičnih robotskih objekata koji se kreću i međusobno djeluju prema Boids algoritmu (kolektivno ponašanje jata).

Kao modularni sustav, instalacija može varirati u broju porculanskih sfera, koje se istodobno suprotstavljaju publici i na nju reagiraju, tvoreći kontinuirani sustav povratne sprege u kojem ljudi i roboti naizmjenično postaju promatrači, akteri i podaci. Spajanjem anorganske forme s ponašanjem nalik životu, rad postavlja razliku između živog i neživog kao nestabilnu, povijesno uvjetovanu kategoriju te poziva na promišljanje novih simbiotskih odnosa između ljudi i tehnoloških sustava.

Is This Life? questions the idea of the contemporary monument and examines what defines living entities. It takes the form of a swarm of spherical robotic objects that move and interact according to the Boids algorithm (collective flocking behaviour).

As a modular system, the installation may vary in the number of porcelain spheres used, which simultaneously confront and respond to the audience that forms a continuous feedback system in which humans and robots alternately become observers, agents, and data. By combining inorganic form with life-like behaviour, the work frames the distinction between living and non-living as an unstable, historically contingent category and invites reflection on emerging symbiotic relationships between humans and technological systems.

GodinaYear2022.–u tijeku2022–ongoing
MedijMediumImerzivno robotsko okruženjeImmersive robotic environment
MaterijaliMaterialsPorculanski roboti (Ø 35 cm), softver i hardver razvijeni prema specifikacijama autoraPorcelain robots (ø 35 cm each), custom-made software and hardware
DimenzijeDimensionsPromjenjiveVariable
04 Tochka Lab

Program 2026.Programme 2026

12. 05. 2026 Tristan Perich — LIVE (Noise Patterns) Predavanje + izvedbaLecture + performance
12. 5. 2026. u 18:00 · ZICER, Zagreb
Trajanje: cca 45 min predavanje + razgovor, 40 min izvedba
12 May 2026, 18:00 · ZICER, Zagreb
Duration: approx. 45 min lecture + conversation, 40 min performance

TOCHKA je u ZICER-u u Zagrebu ugostila američkog umjetnika i skladatelja hrvatskih korijena Tristana Pericha (New York), koji je izveo Noise Patterns — live generiranu kompoziciju temeljenu na 1-bitnom digitalnom zvuku.

TOCHKA hosted American artist and composer Tristan Perich (New York), of Croatian descent, at ZICER in Zagreb, where he performed Noise Patterns — a live-generated composition based on 1-bit digital sound.

Polazeći od probabilističkog šuma, Perich u realnom vremenu razvija ritmičke strukture, pulsirajuće teksture i zvučne tokove, sintetizirane direktno iz koda i izvođene kroz vlastite elektroničke sklopove. Njegov rad reducira digitalni zvuk na najosnovniju razinu — binarne oscilacije — iz kojih nastaju kompleksne i hipnotičke zvučne forme.

Starting from probabilistic noise, Perich develops rhythmic structures, pulsating textures and sound flows in real time, synthesised directly from code and performed through his own electronic circuits. His work reduces digital sound to its most fundamental level — binary oscillations — from which complex and hypnotic sonic forms emerge.

Nakon uvodnog predavanja, Hrvoje Hiršl i Davor Vincze razgovarali su s Tristanom Perichom o njegovoj umjetničkoj praksi, matematici, fizici i radu s 1-bitnim zvukom.

Following the talk, Hrvoje Hiršl and Davor Vincze spoke with Tristan Perich about his artistic practice, mathematics, physics and working with 1-bit sound.

Perichov rad karakterizira radikalna redukcija i preciznost, gdje se kompleksni sustavi razvijaju iz minimalnih digitalnih jedinica. Njegove kompozicije i instalacije predstavljene su u institucijama i na festivalima poput MoMA, Ars Electronica i Sónara.

Perich's work is characterised by radical reduction and precision, where complex systems develop from minimal digital units. His compositions and installations have been presented at institutions and festivals including MoMA, Ars Electronica and Sónar.

Program se realizira uz podršku Ministarstva kulture i medija RH, Grada Zagreba i ZICER-a.

The programme is realised with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Media of Croatia, the City of Zagreb and ZICER.

Pogledaj na YouTube ↗Watch on YouTube ↗
Najava · 11. 2026.Upcoming · 11. 2026 Roberto Alonso Trillo — Exocapitalism PredavanjeLecture

Umjetnik i teoretičar sa sjedištem u Hong Kongu, koji djeluje na sjecištu tehnologije, performativnosti i ekonomije. Rođen u Vigu (Španjolska), školovao se u Londonu i Houstonu, nastupao je kao solist i u komornim ansamblima, te svira na violini Francesca Mauritzija iz 1835. godine. Predstavit će svoju knjigu Exocapitalism i širi umjetničko-istraživački rad.

An artist and theorist based in Hong Kong, working at the intersection of technology, performativity and economy. Born in Vigo (Spain) and educated in London and Houston, he has performed as a soloist and in chamber ensembles, and plays a violin by Francesco Mauritzio from 1835. He will present his book Exocapitalism and broader artistic-research work.