Fracture Point draws upon the architectural details of the NEMO Science Museum to examine the relationship between fixed structures and the potential for change.
For digital artist Filip Roca, "the future begins at the fracture point – where belief splits from truth." Huge grid-like structures appear before they start to fracture, bend, and shift.
It’s a point of departure from the past, a period of transition, and a moment to reconsider whether old habits keep us from seeing new possibilities.
For Roca, this work poses a personal question: are we truly evolving, or merely reinforcing the same patterns with new tools? He renders three-dimensional structures that mimic the physics of the real world. Using computational modelling systems, he places them under immense stress to explore how they react. The tension builds to a point where they can no longer support themselves. Then, the fracture begins: boundaries break, colour rushes in, and the whole visual landscape must reconfigure itself.
By mapping and transforming the existing lines of the NEMO façade, Roca creates a contrast between what exists and what is yet to be imagined. Rather than what we already are, we’re invited to consider what we could be – without the burden of our past.