Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana (ALUO, UL) – Department for Industrial Design, 2nd year & Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana (FE, UL), 3rd year: Coexistence
Lighting Guerrilla Laboratory
light installation
mentors: assist. prof. Janez Mesarič, assist. prof. dr. Matej Kobav
Ferant Garden, Slovenska Street 9, ground floor, Ljubljana // until 20 June
OPENING: Tuesday, 26 May 2026, at 9:30 p.m.

Under the supervision of professors Janez Mesarič and Matej Kobav, students from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana — the Department of Industrial Design — and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering combined their creative and technical expertise to develop a project that highlights the importance and value of collaboration in human society. The authors illustrated this type of social dynamic by using different colour registers of light: individual lamps constantly change colours, connecting with one another and turning blue over time. At first glance, the seemingly autonomous light elements are in fact interdependent; however, after synchronizing into a larger unified whole, fragmentation occurs again and the system returns to its original state. According to the authors, the work of art therefore suggests the cyclical nature of social relationships, the transition between the individual and society, and the inexhaustible need for cooperation and connection.

Participants: Zar Marolt Sabljaković, Miha Koprivšek, Gal Kovačič / ALUO, UL – the Department of Industrial Design / Jakob Tomas Bolta, Žiga Cerk and Jakob Velepec /FE, UL/

Co-production: Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana (ALOU, UL), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana (FE, UL)
Sponsor: LED LUKS d. o. o.