The moment humanity became aware of entropy, the struggle against it began: a continuous attempt to impose order on a universe that tends toward disorder. Civilization itself can be seen as this resistance — the human impulse to organize, preserve, classify and construct against the irreversible drift toward entropy.
Cosmin Haiaș is a visual artist and engineer based in Timișoara, Romania. With a background in Industrial Automation and Computers and later in Painting at the Faculty of Arts and Design, West University of Timișoara, his work develops at the intersection of artistic practice, technology and scientific inquiry. He also holds a master’s degree in European Cultural Policies and a PhD in Visual Arts, with research focused on the avant-garde in the context of the digital revolution.
His practice investigates the ways technological and scientific developments reshape our understanding of humanity, nature and the future. Recurring subjects include artificial intelligence, ecological vulnerability, anthropocentrism, cosmic time, memory and the limits of human presence.
Working across installation, video, interactive systems and technologically mediated environments, Haiaș often brings together engineering processes, scientific concepts and speculative narratives. His work has been presented in Romania and internationally, including New York, Vienna, Berlin and Paris. He has also collaborated with NTNU / PoreLab in Norway on transdisciplinary projects connecting contemporary art with scientific research.
Order of things – first exhibited at Meta Spațiu Timișoara – 2025