A ‘theory of everything’ is a mathematical concept in Physics that aims to unify all the known fundamental interactions of nature. Initially used ironically, the term has come to denote a hypothetical theory that would reconcile the laws of quantum mechanics with general relativity. The main challenge lies in the fact that these two fields describe the micro and macro worlds in fundamentally different ways, making their unification extremely difficult and - so far - experimentally unconfirmed.
The title of this exhibition project reflects the idea of going beyond simple formulae - when one plus one becomes more than two. It serves as a metaphor for complex interconnections, where wholeness reveals deeper meanings by linking the micro and macro realms.
Asya Savelieva presented a series of collages made from two juxtaposed images. By literally adding one and one, she shows that these symbolically charged images evoke far more associations than the logically expected ‘two’. Through telling the story of a Soviet lunar rover, Anton Ochirov demonstrated a system of unexpected connections. After spending nearly forty years in space, with no connection to Earth, the rover was rediscovered. The data it collected was then used to test the theory of relativity.
Nicole Bartsyts placed images on matchboxes that reference the history of human civilization (such as the eye of the Egyptian god Horus) or the forms of celestial bodies. Positioned on tiny boxes, these universal symbols ironically play with the paradox of the relationships between the  macro and micro worlds and the concept of a ‘theory of everything’.