As Above, So Below

The exhibition will transform the former Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian into an immersive environment for contemplation and ecological reflection.

At a moment of increasing environmental instability, the project proposes the ocean not as a distant entity but as a living system through which to perceive planetary transformations. The sea thus becomes an active archive that preserves the Earth’s deep time, sustains biodiversity, and reflects the delicate balance between technological acceleration and ecological limits.

Drawing inspiration from the Hermetic principle of correspondence – As Above, So Below – the exhibition explores the connections between cosmos and Earth, atmosphere and abyss, human and more-than-human, revealing how the state of the ocean is one of the most sensitive indicators of planetary imbalance. Through immersive installations integrating sound, light, and computational systems, the architecture of the former church becomes a place of resonance between scientific observation, cultural memory, and artistic imagination.