The digital prayer booth VoxDei 2.6 explores the “dead internet” theory as a satirical reflection of contemporary digital culture. The internet, once imagined as a space of open communication, now appears as an environment dominated by algorithms, bots and generated content, in which the human voice is gradually losing its weight. The installation does not treat this “death” of the internet as a final collapse, but rather as its fusion with everyday life and as a system we no longer use from the outside, but experience as part of our own identity. Framed as a digital religion, technology emerges as a new spiritual authority. The ritual begins with a parody of sacrificing privacy and guides the visitor toward a “divine” algorithmic response, a randomly generated phrase that combines irony, critique and absurdity. Through this satirical ritual, the installation raises questions about the internet as a new form of spirituality: a structure founded on algorithms, propaganda and promises of redemption devoid of substance.
The project originated as the first long-term collaboration between the HEKA art-and-science laboratory at PiNA and the Department of Visual Arts and Design at the Faculty of Education at the University of Primorska.
Mentors: Marko Vivoda and Assoc. Prof. Polonca Lovšin
Tilen Prelič works in the fields of video art, performance and spatial installations, while currently completing his undergraduate degree in visual arts and design at the Faculty of Education at the University of Primorska. In his work, he explores the relationships between the body, space, memory and ritual, as well as the ways in which social and cultural structures influence the formation of identity. His practice involves the use of symbolic imagery, spatial interventions and materials associated with traces of time and presence. He has taken part in group and student exhibitions in Slovenia, including the Slovenian Jewellery Week 2025 in Izola and the IZIS 2025 festival.
Tia Štefančič is currently completing her undergraduate degree in visual arts and design at the University of Primorska. Her artistic practice explores the changes, transitions and fragility of everyday experience. By combining various media, she creates images and objects that reflect on how the world, memory and the human condition are constantly being reshaped. In 2025, she took part in the IZIS Festival. In 2026, she participated in the Slovenian Jewellery Week, where she received the award for best emerging young designer.
Installation Design: Tia Štefančič
Interactive System: Tilen Prelič
Sound: Tilen Prelič
Concept: Tilen Prelič, Tia Štefančič, Gaj Kramar
Consultancy: Marko Vivoda (HEKA, PiNA), Assoc. Prof. Polonca Lovšin
Many thanks to: Marko Vivoda, Assoc. Prof. Polonca Lovšin
Production: HEKA, PiNA – Festival IZIS 2025