Kinetik 2026
Kinetik 2026 Feel the Beats explores the beat as a shared structure that connects music, machines, bodies, and time. The project treats beats not only as sound, but as pulses that repeat, circulate, and organize perception: from music rhythms and heartbeats to data signals and temporal cycles.
Visually, beats are translated into dots, particles, and small repeating units, emphasizing their modular and mechanical qualities. Through stop motion, film montage, and digital code, these signals are recorded and transformed into visual systems. AI and immersive technologies further extend this process, turning abstract data into emotional and bodily experience.
Role
Producer/Animation
Tool
After Effects
Year
2026
Credits
Creative directors: Jess Chen, Boning Yu
Producer: Sarah Zhao
Animator: Zeynep Ciger, Hyunah Jung
Motion Designer: Zeynep Ciger, Aahana Shinde, Geo Park, Zane Jones, Ruby Wang
Graphic Designer: Adriana Colón Negrón, Chasity Benitez
Experimental Designer: Gryphon Coovadia, George Saunders
Compositor: Zeynep Ciger, Euiyoung "Kim" Kim, Evie Shih
Marketing: Ginyboi
Sound Designer: Jeromy "J'DÉGO" Delgado
Film Crew: Zhicheng Zhou, Xinran Gu, Alan Hua, Hanwen Ren, Benjamin Lee, Shuangci Jin, Chenyu Wei
Costume Designer: Eric Clark
Stylist: Roslyn Sun
Ballerina: Yuxuan Sunny Li
Special thanks: Prof Christina Maloney, Prof Alessandro Imperato, Prof Eric Allen, Jingxuan Jaja Qi