nino project
modina residency
documentation 2025
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shadows play on weathered textures, landscapes both natural and surreal, light dances on surfaces virtual and visceral. avatars breathe, embodying the earth, sky, and the storm within, drifting between worlds, animated by the unseen currents of a dancer’s breath, captured in the pulse of motion. here, the audience no longer watches—they become space where the lines between player, performer, and witness blur — focusing on movement’s essence over physical traits. ai images inspired by joan skinner’s ‘releasing dance technique,’ are modelled as 3d characters and animated using motion capture data. mocap systems allow viewers to inhabit avatars, alongside a dancer.
about:
artists gibson/martelli are supported by modina.eu during a residency at trafó, budapest with music from mechanoid muse: marcus villaca and dancers: balázs oláh, csilla nagy, mar serra martí and helén tamaskó together with eszter gál and special thanks to liza nagy, motionbank mark coniglio and with clothing from kitti laposa.
comments, feedback etc. gibsonmartelli@gmail.com last update: 06/07/25