NEI’S DEBUT ___ TRANSMODERNA, DIXON
Immersive installation, CGI avatar, motion captureYEAR 2022
ART DIRECTION Transmoderna
AVATAR Mélanie Courtinat
PERFORMER Franziska Zahl
MOTION CAPTURE NeXR Technologies, OnPoint Studios
POST ANIMATION Sam Aldridge
UNREAL ENGINEERING Carlos Minozzi
COSTUME Sól Hansdóttir
Nei is a 3D avatar created as part of Xenopunk, a speculative project by the Transmoderna collective exploring post-ecological survival strategies. The term “xeno” evokes the alien, the otherworldly, while “punk” signals resistance, dissident attitudes that defy social norms and conventions. Together, xenopunk suggests that the persistence of life on Earth might only be possible through radical, alien approaches.
The character Nei embodies this idea. Their non-human form was conceived as a symbol of adaptive resilience, an avatar for a world where transformation is not only necessary, but vital.
Designed specifically for a motion capture performance during a Transmoderna and Dixon event at Printworks London, Nei also featured in a related exhibition at the Nxt Museum in Amsterdam.
