ERIC VERNHES: MEETING PHILIP | L.E.V. Festival 2026 | Laboratorio de Electrónica Visual

If you are looking for an experience that challenges your perception of reality, you cannot miss the audiovisual installation Meeting Philip by the French artist Eric Vernhes. This fascinating work arrives at the Centro de Cultura Antiguo Instituto as part of the 20th edition of the L.E.V. Festival, inviting us to explore the boundaries between fiction, technology, and our own existence. 🤖

The work can be visited from April 30, 2026 to May 24, 2026. Admission is for the general public and the event is organized by the L.E.V. (Laboratorio de Electrónica Visual) in collaboration with the Fundación Municipal de Cultura, Educación y Universidad Popular de Gijón.

Visiting hours 🕒

• April 30 – May 3: 12:00 to 14:00 and 16:30 to 20:30 (Special L.E.V. schedule)
• May 4 – May 24:
  • Monday to Friday: 17:30 to 20:30
  • Saturdays: 12:00 to 14:00 and 17:30 to 20:30
  • Sundays: 12:00 to 14:00

About the work

Meeting Philip is a visual, sound, and sculptural installation that functions as a “Frankenstein robot,” built from various audiovisual devices. The piece takes as its starting point the legendary lecture that science fiction author Philip K. Dick gave in 1977, where he proposed the possibility that our world was a computer system designed by a “programmer” capable of rewriting the past.

Through this proposal, Eric Vernhes uses archival material to elevate Dick’s words to an epic dimension, almost as if it were an opera libretto. It is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a universe where déjà vu and parallel realities intertwine, inviting us to reflect on our connection with time and the world that surrounds us. ✨