Laure Prouvost: We Felt a Star Dying

OGR Torino presents “We Felt a Star Dying”, an immersive installation by Laure Prouvost that combines images, sounds, and scents to explore the mysteries of quantum computing and its potential to redefine our perception of reality. Commissioned by LAS Art Foundation and co-commissioned by OGR Torino, the work is developed in collaboration with philosopher Tobias Rees and scientist Hartmut Neven, founder of Google Quantum AI. After debuting at Berlin’s Kraftwerk in February 2025, curated by Carly Whitefield, the installation arrives at Binario 1 of the former Officine Grandi Riparazioni in a new configuration that engages with the industrial architecture and history of the OGR. Presented alongside the collective exhibition “Electric Dreams. Art & Technology Before the Internet”, the project traces a temporal arc from pioneering experiments of the mid-20th century to contemporary research in quantum computing and artificial intelligence, reinforcing OGR Torino’s role as an international centre for artistic and technological production and experimentation.