SUPREME COURT. 2026.

At the PLASTIC exhibition on the 30th of January 2026 in Vienna, OPHEO presented his installation work called SUPREME COURT. A 1-meter-tall figure, made of PLA, was placed in an isolated room constructed from plywood. During the evening, signs were placed in front of the figure in a rather blatant manner, reading: "Please destroy this object". Tools (a hammer, a saw and scissors) were placed at the entrance to the partitioned room. As soon as visitors seemed to show interest in the new prompt, a loud voice boomed from the speakers behind the sculpture, shouting things like, "I need you to destroy this sculpture!" or "Nothing is more boring than an object that is not being destroyed." Initially hesitant, some visitors cautiously began sawing at the sculpture, but quickly realized the material was harder than expected. Other visitors joined them, trying to determine if destroying the figure was indeed the intended purpose. However, after several clear commands from the AI-generated voice, controlled by OPHEO from another room using a keyboard and Ableton Live, the visitors began hammering the sculpture. Others were joining them quickly as soon as it was clear that the destruction was intended by the creator.

Once the sculpture was cut to pieces, an alarm sound was triggered over the main loudspeakers, intended to deter the vandals from their actions, but unfortunately, it was barely noticed by them. The destruction continued unabated. After about a minute, the alarm sound transformed into a sound set created by OPHEO using his own instrumental beats and remixes by other artists. This sound reverberated throughout the entire exhibition space and, after another five minutes, transformed into a musical performance by Cypolih, who unexpectedly performed new songs of his own. You can listen to the entire set down below.

What nobody knew was that several surveillance cameras were hidden inside the room, intended to record and document the behavior of the visitors. You can watch the video down below.