OKO interactive installation at Signal Festival Prague

Antonín Kindl

I am a Czech media artist, born in 2000, building custom electronic systems that perceive and interpret their environment, turning machines into organisms that observe, react, and sometimes make mistakes. My work spans interactive installations, kinetic sculpture, and robotic systems.

I design and fabricate everything from the ground up. Electronics, code, mechanical structures. The machines build internal models, act on predictions, adjust when prediction and reality diverge. A robotic eye watches gallery visitors and projects its distorted perception of them. Autonomous creatures evolve survival strategies without instruction. When you build a machine from nothing, every choice about its sensors, feedback loops, and response thresholds is simultaneously technical and artistic. The engineering is the medium.

Research and experimentation are central to my practice. The process matters as much as the result, and dead ends often produce unexpected insights. I participate in exhibitions and festivals across Central Europe and collaborate with organizations on commissioned installations related to my research. Each new piece begins with a question I can only answer by building.

Antonín Kindl portrait
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OKO

Interactive Installation / Kinetic Sculpture / Computer Vision / Sound / 2025
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A rotating robotic eye with computer vision that watches gallery visitors and projects its own distorted perception in real time. Signal Calling 2025 winner.

OKO robotic eye at Signal FestivalPhoto: Tomáš Slavík
OKO robotic eye projecting distorted vision onto trees at Signal Festival OKO rotating head mechanism with projection lens and camera OKO installation night view with projected patterns on surroundings OKO computer vision output showing object detection overlay OKO internal wiring and STM32 control board detail OKO generative visual output in Observe mode OKO computer vision contour detection processing view OKO generative visual output in Remember mode OKO fabrication at PrusaLab showing aluminium head assembly OKO installed outdoors projecting onto architectural surface OKO projection beam visible in dark environment OKO eye mechanism rotating to track visitor movement OKO CNC milled aluminium housing during fabrication OKO generative visual output in Reveal mode with abstract forms OKO generative visual output in Name mode with text overlay
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System

Interactive Installation / Kinetic Sculpture / Electronics / 2025
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An ecosystem of autonomous robots that develop survival strategies through evolutionary processes and real-time sensor feedback. MA diploma project at VŠVU Bratislava.

System
System autonomous robots in gallery with optical fiber sensors glowing System hexapod robot detail showing leg mechanism and wiring System installation view with multiple robots navigating dark space System robot close-up showing 3D printed body and electronics System robots interacting with light sensors in exhibition System robot movement captured with long exposure light trails System installation overview at Dom Vanek Bratislava System evolutionary robot population in dark gallery space System diploma presentation showing robot ecosystem concept System robot prototype with ESP32 controller and servo motors
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Exhibizz

Interactive Installation / LED / AI / Sound / 2025
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Large-scale multimedia installation where 16 IP cameras analyze visitor behavior and generate real-time visuals on an X-shaped LED wall.

Exhibizz LED installationPhoto: Daniel Gavenda
Exhibizz X-shaped LED wall with generative visuals responding to visitors Exhibizz visitors interacting with responsive LED installation Exhibizz behind-the-scenes showing IP camera array and control system Exhibizz immersive space with visitors silhouetted against LED wall Exhibizz generative patterns on LED wall in dark gallery Exhibizz wide shot showing full X-shaped LED structure Exhibizz detail of LED panel with real-time generated visuals Exhibizz viewer engagement tracked by computer vision system Exhibizz installation overview with ambient lighting
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The Guest & The Host

Electronic Sculpture / Sound Installation / Interactive / 2026
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A hexapod robot that absorbs ambient sound and resynthesizes it into a primitive communication language. Built during residency at V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media, Rotterdam.

The Guest and The Host
Host Guest robot legs and servo mechanism close-up Host Guest robot navigating exhibition space at V2 Lab Rotterdam Host Guest exoskeleton membrane with embedded piezo sensors Host Guest robot responding to ambient sound with movement Host Guest assembly showing electronic components and wiring Host Guest robot in dark space with glowing optical fibers Host Guest hexapod robot at base of brutalist monument Host Guest robot navigating overgrown terrain beneath concrete columns Brutalist monument detail with sweeping concrete forms
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Receptor

Interactive Installation / Light / Sound / Electronics / 2023
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A neural network of optical fibers and photosensors exploring the incompleteness of perception. Touch-reactive nodes transmit light and sound through fiber optic synapses.

Receptor installation
Receptor neural network sculpture in underground water reservoir at Prototyp Festival Receptor optical fiber network spanning dark architectural space Receptor light transmission through fiber optic synapses Receptor full installation view with glowing sensor nodes Synapse installation at Galeria 19 Bratislava with touch-reactive nodes Receptor visitor interaction triggering light and sound response Receptor wide angle view of neural network in brick vault Receptor sensor node detail with MPR121 touch controller
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Summit

Generative Visual / Animation / 360-degree LED / 2025
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Generative visuals for a 160-metre 360-degree LED wall at Incheba Bratislava, responding to live orchestral performance.

Summit generative visuals
Summit event with live orchestra performing alongside generative visuals Summit panoramic view of LED wall wrapping around event space Summit audience experiencing immersive generative projection Summit TouchDesigner process showing generative visual composition Summit generative visual with blue waveform lines and glowing particle peak Summit generative mountain landscape with luminous moon sphere Summit generative terrain with blue and purple particle waves and golden accent Summit generative sunset landscape with golden sun behind mountain silhouettes Summit abstract visual patterns responding to musical input Summit rendered visual frame showing mountain landscape abstraction
Other Projects
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Moira AI-generated film still with ghostly figure in corridor
Moira
Film / AI / Projection / 2024
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Alfa Beta Gama interactive light and sound installation
α, β, γ
Electronic / Interactive / Light / Sound / 2026
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Perception Lab interactive projection installation with viewer silhouettes
Perception Lab
Installation / Interactive / Projection / 2022
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Cyklus Svetla generative projection on building facade
Cyklus Svetla
Generative / Projection / Animation / 2023
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Kontinuum interactive kinetic object with responsive light
Kontinuum
Installation / Interactive / Object / 2022
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Synapse neural network sculpture with optical fiber sensors at Galeria 19
Synapse
Interactive / Electronic / Light / 2023
Process / Details
System robot prototyping with soldering and electronics assembly OKO internal electronics and wiring harness OKO generative visual processing output OKO computer vision pipeline debug view Receptor II sensor node prototype with capacitive touch pads Receptor II optical fiber termination and LED driver board OKO CNC machining of aluminium housing at PrusaLab OKO head assembly with projection optics and camera module Host Guest hexapod assembly with servo calibration Exhibizz technical setup with multiple IP cameras and LED controllers Exhibizz TouchDesigner patch for real-time visual generation Perception Lab interactive projection with viewer silhouette mapping Perception Lab installation detail with projection surface Synapse touch-reactive neural sculpture at gallery opening Alfa Beta Gama electronic module with custom PCB and sensors Kontinuum kinetic object responding to proximity sensor Kontinuum sculptural form with integrated electronics Kontinuum installation in gallery with ambient lighting
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Recent exhibitions
Signal Festival, Prague 2025 Biela noc, Bratislava 2025 V2_ Lab, Rotterdam 2026 Nocturno Festival, Kremnica 2025 Dom Vaněk, Bratislava 2025
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