John Syzonenko is a Creative Technologist based in NYC, specializing in interactive multimedia installations for exhibitions and experiential spaces.

Work

The Galaxy Plays Back

Invisible NorthCreative Technologist

A Star Wars experience for Target and LEGO that toured the US in 2026.

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Video: Invisible North, courtesy of Trevor Grove

Camata

Pierre Huyghe StudioCreative Technologist

A work by Pierre Huyghe, shown at Marian Goodman Gallery in New York and in exhibitions abroad.

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Photo: Florent Michel / 11h45 / Pinault Collection

The Blue Paradox

Radical MediaCreative Technologist

An immersive exhibition about ocean plastic pollution at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.

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Video: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

XRP Ledger Apex 2025

Invisible NorthCreative Technologist

A touchscreen learning experience for Ripple’s XRP Ledger Apex conference in Singapore.

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Kodansha House

Studio Dave TennentCreative Technologist

Interactive video booths based on Akira and Attack on Titan for Kodansha’s pop-up in SoHo.

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Fantastic Flora

Shaker MountainCreative Technologist

A suspended sculpture that responds to touch, made for an outdoor music festival in Lebanon Springs, NY.

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Incarceration Nations

Chemistry CreativeEditor, Animator

A ten-part documentary series on mass incarceration around the world, directed by Dr. Baz Dreisinger.

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  • Sydney MacDonald
  • Matthew Wilson
  • Nicholas Motyka
  • Danny Taylor

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  • Touchscreen kiosks in a dark hall lit green, the nearest reading "The Future of Institutional Trading"
  • Three touchscreen kiosks in a row under green light
  • A visitor taps "Get Started" on a kiosk screen
  • A visitor with a backpack uses one of two kiosks
  • A group of visitors gathers at a kiosk
  • A visitor reaches up to a kiosk screen
  • The "Welcome to Apex 2025" wall above the venue's atrium

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  • The Kodansha House storefront with giant manga spines across the front
    The Grand Street storefront, dressed as a shelf of giant manga spines
  • Overhead view of the Akira booth: a guest on Kaneda's bike, projections on the walls, a crowd watching
  • A guest in a red jacket sits on Kaneda's bike in front of a "Look at the camera" prompt
    An on-screen countdown tells the guest when to look at the camera
  • Kaneda's bike in front of a projected city street
    Projection on three walls and the floor around Kaneda’s bike
  • A guest’s finished clip from “Akira Slide”
  • A wooden wall around a miniature town, under a projected stormy sky
    The wall and miniature town, with the “Titan’s Fury” title projected above
  • Two guests in red hoods lean over the wall
    Guests lean over the wall as titans, above the miniature town
  • A PTZ camera set into a gap in the wall
    Motorised PTZ camera that records each guest’s hero moment, installed by Jeff Nash
  • A guest’s finished clip from “Titan’s Fury”

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  • A large fabric flower hanging from the trees, seen from directly underneath
    Each stamen ends in a small light
  • Close-up of the padded petals and curved stamens with round tips
  • A sign under the flower reads “Lay here”
  • The flower at night, its centre glowing pink against dark trees
  • Close-up at night: the glowing centre and purple lights at the stamen tips

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  • Key art: three portraits among hand-drawn line illustrations, with the Tribeca Festival 2021 laurel
    Key art and poster: John Syzonenko
  • VR animation: John Syzonenko (AnimVR, After Effects)
  • VR animation: John Syzonenko (AnimVR, After Effects)
  • VR animation: John Syzonenko (AnimVR, After Effects)
  • Location sequence: United States
  • Satellite images zoom in under the line “I was born here in Rwanda”
  • A city skyline rebuilt from a depth map, the way computer vision sees it
  • Two men walk past an Aboriginal flag mural. Text: Indigenous people now make up around 2% of Australia's population
    Indigenous Australians: about 2% of the population, 27.5% of the prison population

About

John Syzonenko in profile, working at a laptop in front of an LED wall

John Syzonenko is a Creative Technologist based in New York. He designs and programs the media systems behind installations and exhibitions, mostly in TouchDesigner.

His projects range from gallery artworks to museum exhibitions.

Contact: john@johnsyzonenko.com