Modules

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Modules is a project by Maxim Zhestkov, where different forms of art – architecture, sculpture, film, and music – blend together to create an intense, interactive virtual experience.

A total work of art by Zhestkov, it is a world that questions the established definitions of our reality. In digital space, we can abandon the logic of reality and are freed from its boundaries. New worlds with total freedom are possible, worlds only limited by our creativity and the potential of art.

Modules will expand to contain Maxim Zhestkov’s entire body of work. Over the course of years, the project will grow as he grows, expanding into new territories and blurring the boundaries between art, games, and reality.

The first iteration of the project marks the start of Maxim’s virtual universe with a reinterpretation of one of his first art projects — Modul, released in 2009. Reimagined as a series of surreal experiences with space and dynamic sculptures, Modules is an immersive experience that can be seen both in VR headset and on a desktop.

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Sound and music in Modules are an integral part of the gallery. Moving beyond the virtual world, soundtrack of Modules can be experienced as a music album.

Released every half a year, clusters tell their own story and bring new functionality and meaning to the gallery.

Stream
1.Room 001 -4:43
2.Room 002 -5:32
3.Room 003 -4:39
4.Room 004 -4:20
5.Room 005 -4:50
6.Room 006 -4:28
7.Room 007 -5:01
8.Room 008 -4:10
9.Room 009 -3:55
10.Room 010 -5:34
11.Room 011 -6:03

  1. 2023

    1. Spring Cluster 01 — Immersive 11 Rooms
    2. Fall Cluster 02 — Interactive ? Rooms

  2. 2024

    1. Spring Cluster 03 — AI + Interactive ? Rooms
    2. Fall Cluster 04 — AI + Collaborative ? Rooms
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001

A cozy space with a large window, room 001 contains one of the most iconic installation from the original Modul project. Floating above the floor, large sphere interacts with dozens of particles, bouncing across the space.

002

Contrasting with the previous place, room 002 features a massive staircase with an installation in the middle of it. Seen from every possible angle, spheres pulsate, expand, and contract in an eternal dance.

003

Majestic and slow, a sphere moves between the walls of room 003. Changing the space around it, an object is one of those that form a relationship with architecture seen only in unreal spaces.

004

An enormous space of room 004 is built on contrasts — narrow bridges surround massive installation and are the only surface which a viewer can use to move.

005

A play with the perspective, room 005 is an installation itself — empty and filled with light.

006

In room 006, an installation gets extremely close to a viewer in a thrilling experience of moving across the space.

007

Unlike any other, installation in room 007 takes the entire room. Adapted from the Modul film, it is a truly unique space filled with connections.

008

Light space of room 008 includes an installation that interacts with the floor and the ceiling. An ode to architectural details, the place is gorgeous in its subtlety.

009

Narrow and enclosed, room 009 is crossed by opposed objects. Interconnected with each other, they move asynchronously right above a viewer.

010

Adapted from Modul art film, the installation in room 010 changed its position and moved from floor to walls, forming two surfaces mirroring each other. Flowing and graceful, they are hypnotising in their movement.

011

Connected to room 010, room 011 includes an installation as its centrepiece. An impossible architectural element, it is the last of the objects inside the gallery.