ZEM is Kristyna Balaban & Adam Široký

ZEM is the artistic duo Kristyna Balaban & Adam Široký, who specialise in audio-visual installations and performances. Recent arrivals to Canada, they worked together for over 8 years in Prague, Czech Republic, doing work that ranges from architectural video mapping, live audio-visual performances, to large audio-visual and interactive installations. Their latest interactive light installation Tree Love was a part of the 2024 Lumière: The Art of Light festival in Toronto. Their work has been exhibited at the Lumia gallery in Prague, the New Liben Synagogue in Prague, DEPO2015 cultural space in Plzen, Rudolfinum Concert Hall in Prague, and numerous music and cultural festivals over the years. They are particularly interested in creating collective experiences through site-specific immersive audio-visual installations and connecting human and natural elements, encouraging viewers to reflect on themselves and their relationship to the non-human world. Coming from an underground scene of electronic music festivals and alternative spaces, they strive to create a playful environment, inviting people from all walks of life to interact with their work. They are also members of the audio-visual collective FotonX based in Prague, Czech Republic.