SYNTHSPA
Research project and virtual environment, 2026.

SYNTHSPA, Virtual world
Desktop application, 2026.

SYNTHSPA, Virtual reality world
VRChat, 2026.

SYNTHSPA, Virtual world
Second Life, 2026.

SYNTHSPA IMMERSION / DEEP SURFACE
Audio-visual artwork, 4K video, 16:9, 10:24 min.

SUBSTRATE — artist book / archive

3D sculpting, AI image and video generation, world building, objects, sound: Tanja Vujinovic
Production: Ultramono
Special thanks: Mika Pi
With thanks to Jan Kusej, Barbra Smrekar, Cecilia Zang and the Ultramono community

SYNTHSPA began as a research project into artificial forms of recalibration, exploring synthetic bodies, sensory environments, cosmetic materials and devices for imagined forms of contemporary wellness.

The project moved through research of increasingly artificial forms of calibrating oneself before arriving at a quieter proposition: synthetic structures embedded within living systems.

The research eventually shifted away from the idea of the optimized self and toward more open forms of coexistence, where artificial and organic systems can occupy the same environment without needing to resolve into one another. The current VRChat environment emerged from this transition, as a space of light, growth, transparency and synthetic presence.

Earlier experiments from the development of SYNTHSPA are preserved below as research material.