Melt Museum

Artificial Dreams

guidebook

01  the rift
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2023
01 The Rift
immersive + interactive
Enter the meltaverse, where real and virtual dimensions collide. As you walk into the rift, be wary of what lurks inside. Every step you take, every trace you leave, is tracked by an omnipresent AI. Just like IRL.

ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE

TOOLS:
Unreal Engine 5, Touchdesigner, Cinema 4D, Azure Kinect, OSC

2023
01 Cloud
Experience a digital birth in the physical realm. 135 spheres, 14 fields, and the wonders of 3D volumetric modeling converge in tactile form – hand-sculpted from styrofoam and sealed in fiberglass.

ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE

SCULPTOR:
Tomek Trybulski

TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Volume Builder, Volume Mesher, Fields

2023
02 Hyperspace
immersive + interactive
Take another step to immersion and meet the holographic memories of some less known AI entities. This mirror dimension is more than a gateway to next level experiences. It features two holograms that multiply far into the digital horizon.

ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE

TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Madmapper, Touchdesigner, Leap Motion, OSC

2023
03 Software
immersive + interactive
Unlike any software you’ve ever known, this isn’t just code on a screen. It’s a tactile, multi-sensory realm that envelops you in soft, vibrant hues, reminiscent of the glowing pixels of our screens. The space is alive and reactive. Reach out, and the room responds to your touch, demonstrating the potential for organics and AI to harmoniously coexist.

ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE

SCULPTOR:
Tomek Trybulski

TOOLS:
Touchdesigner, Madmapper, OSC

2023
04 The grid
immersive
Dive deep into the core of AI’s consciousness. Lose yourself in glowing bits of data that float all around the space, creating a mesmerizing and boundless digital realm.

ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn, Kuba Matyka / MELT IMMERSIVE

MUSIC:
Wojtek Urbański, Łukasz Palkiewicz

TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Fields, Madmapper, OSC

2023
06 Stargate
immersive
Embark on a stellar journey as the symphony of lights and sounds guides you to the space above.

DESIGN:
MELT IMMERSIVE

TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Fields, Madmapper, OSC

2023
07 Simulation
immersive + interactive

Immerse yourself in a virtual sea of tens of thousands of simulated fish replicants. Each one follows a set of simple social rules, resulting in complex, life-like movements en masse that capture the natural beauty and spontaneity of aquatic life.

Advanced motion sensors track every move you make, causing digital life to react. Like curious creatures of the deep, they swarm, divide, and navigate with a sense of purpose, their collective behavior directly triggered by your movement.

Your presence extends beyond visual influence, shaping the very soundscape that envelops you.

ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE

MUZYKA:
Wojtek Urbański

TOOLS:
Unreal Engine 5, Niagara, ZED 2i, Ableton Live, MIDI

2023
08 The Flow
immersive + interactive
Stir Creativity. Experience the digital simulation of fluid dynamics. Rotate the container to discover the interplay between physical and virtual domain. As you interact with the flow, thousands of particles respond in real-time, creating a mesmerizing spectacle of patterns and motions that mirror the complexities of nature itself.

ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn, Kuba Matyka / MELT IMMERSIVE

TOOLS:
Touchdesigner, NVIDIA Flex, OSC

2023
09 Infinity well
immersive
Gaze into the well of infinity. Let the abyss of lights pull you deeper. Will you dare to step onto it and tread across the boundless expanse? Or will you get lost in the relaxing vastness of glittering light particles?

ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn, Kuba Matyka / MELT IMMERSIVE

TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Fields, xParticles, Madmapper

2023
10 Singularity
immersive + interactive

Within this space, human silhouettes navigate through 3D digital rain, each movement creating a unique interaction that blurs the lines between the tangible and the virtual.

It highlights the transient dance between our actions and their echoes, as beams glitter momentarily in response to our presence.

Like tears in rain.

ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn, Kuba Matyka / MELT IMMERSIVE

TOOLS:
Touchdesigner, Azure Kinect

2019
11 The Pulse
Immersive

Step into the hyperspace tunnel inspired by the enigma of intergalactic travel. As you step forward, spatial animations crafted with precision simulate the high-speed voyage through galaxies. The encompassing sound design, from the low hum of a spacecrafts’ circuits and machinery to the echoes of distant celestial bodies, enhances this interstellar journey. Every moment in the pulse is a step closer to the mysterious and infinite universe that awaits.

ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn, Kuba Matyka / MELT IMMERSIVE

Music:
Wojtek Urbański

TOOLS:
Cinema 4D, Fields, xParticles, Madmapper

2023
12 The Vault
Immersive

Get lost in the layers of depth. This spatial screen installation transforms the simplest geometric shapes into hypnotizing tunnels. It begins as a pixel – a beam of light in the heart of darkness – dynamically shifting and expanding to become 2D shapes and, moments later, 3D wireframes. This process culminates in a simple yet effective hologram.

ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE

Music:
Wojtek Urbański

TOOLS:
Cinema 4D

2023
13 The Void
Immersive

You can look inside, but you can’t enter… yet. This space is prepared for our next collab exhibition coming soon. For now, we cut the space with animated lasers to keep it safe.

ARTIST:
TBA x MELT IMMERSIVE

2022 – 2023
14 melt.ai
video

In the summer of twenty two, when the world barely noticed the potential and dangers of generative AI, we got addicted to it. What started with sleepless nights of image generation, evolved into new ways of video production. Frame after frame, diffusion remade the video into a trippy version of itself. And we challenged its limits.

ARTIST:
Kamila Staszczyszyn, Kuba Matyka / MELT.AI

TOOLS:
Stable Diffusion

2022 – 2023
15 Otherworld

Immerse yourself in strange new worlds. This is the otherworldly space, where you can experience 270° audiovisual projection shows and get lost in the encompassing animations and sounds.

NOW PLAYING:
MELT IMMERSIVE – ARTIFICIAL DREAMS (length 4:45)

MELT IMMERSIVE – TURBULENCE MMXXIII (length 5:00)

MELT.AI – Night Drive (length 3:45)

ARTIST:
Kuba Matyka, Kamila Staszczyszyn / MELT IMMERSIVE / MELT.AI

SOUND:
Wojtek Urbański