What happens when we stop taking reality at face value? In this playroom (free walk-ins), artists and audiences tinker with our human perception and the systems that shape how we see, feel, and navigate the world. From supermarket self-scanners to mirrors, algorithms, and artificial intelligence.

Bart van de Woestijne brings an early prototype of Parallel You, an immersive, AI-powered encounter in which we can meet our ‘opposite self.’ In a small booth, he invites audiences to test and question his evolving work. Meanwhile, Sjef van Beers will take groups of people on scavenger hunts inside a nearby supermarket: self-scanner in hand, the ordinary will reveal something unexpected. And Celine Daemen will talk about her latest installation, exploring the question: do we all see the same thing when we share the same space? Her mirrored cube and stereoscopic illusions invite participants to look twice: at the world and at themselves, asking whether reality is ever truly objective, or whether it’s something we co-create, moment by moment.

This playroom is open to all: a space to play, question, and reassemble the logic of everyday life. Step in, look closer, and see what happens when reality gets hacked. 

DocLab Playroom: Hacking Reality is presented in collaboration with Onassis ONX.