Modules
Modules (2023)
Modules is an artwork that blends together different forms of art – architecture, sculpture, film, and music – to create an interactive experience.
It is a total work of art that merges the spaces and the digital installations that they hold. The architecture of Modules is created together with the installations and specifically for them, so every aspect of the exhibition space becomes a medium for Zhestkov. Spatial soundscapes are as important in this journey as the visuals — every room has its own soundtrack, so the architecture of the space is both seen and heard.
Maxim Zhestkov is an artist and director who uses emergent technology to explore simulated realities in a variety of mediums. Coming from the architecture and design background, he started working with the computer-generated imagery in 2001 to create behind the limits of the material world. Moving from illustration to animation and further to interactive mediums during the course of his career, Zhestkov is guided by his interest in the potential of the technology to support creativity and expand his visual language.
In his work, Zhestkov continuously imagines new worlds and expands the understanding of the phenomena present in our universe. He blends architecture, sculpture, and natural algorithms to form a distinct aesthetic approach that becomes a foundation for representing a variety of concepts — from physical phenomena and futuristic technology to philosophical ideas and embodied non-human agents.
As a founder and director of a game company Cosmos Interactive and a creative XR studio FUN AND AWE, Maxim is exploring different sides of interactive technology and its potential to tell stories that are not bounded by the linear narrative. By using real-time engines as his main tool, he expands his vision to build the entire new worlds and create stories based on emotional non-verbal storytelling.
