About Cai

Cai — multidisciplinary visual artist, creative technologist, and installation maker. The full timeline, from NID to Vancouver, sketchbooks to live AV.

Roles

  • Exhibition & Installation Designer at Design Factory India (2025–2026)
    • Exhibition and installation design for two museum projects in India.
  • Motion Designer at Spark Advocacy (2023–2024)
    • Produced motion graphics for political and advocacy campaigns.
  • Founder & Operator at Pomofoods (2021–2026)
    • Two lines: Mandi, a wholesale grocery import and B2B catalogue business, and Da Dabba, a marketplace connecting people with licensed kitchens cooking fresh, prepared meals.
    • Design, product, and operations.
  • Freelance Web Dev & UX (2020–2025)
    • Built websites and web apps for clients across industries.
    • Full-stack development with React, Node.js, and modern tooling.
  • Technical Director, Festivals & Live AV (2018–2021)
    • Six festivals across four continents, including the three-storey Cyberia projection.
  • Compositor at Titmouse (2016–2023)
    • Star Trek: Lower Decks
    • Big Mouth
    • The Midnight Gospel
    • Bless the Harts
  • MTV + Vaibhav Studios + Studio56 (2012–2014)
    • Frame-by-frame 2D animation, stop-motion, and motion graphics.
  • B.Des at NID (2008–2013)
    • Bachelor of Design, National Institute of Design, India.

Events

  • Voronoi Print (2026.69)
    • Interactive Voronoi fracture tool. Letters and census maps shattered into cells, exported as SVG.
  • Bugs — Slow Trails (2026)
    • Installation. April 24 – May 3, 2026.
  • Oh Hi: Matchsticks at Minute MAPP (2025)
    • One-minute video mapping + laser piece at Minute MAPP 2025, Montreal. First laser performance.
  • Minespective at Minute MAPP (2024)
    • Public-vote first prize, Minute MAPP 2024 (MAPP_MTL), Montreal.
  • Google UX Design Professional Certificate (2024)
    • Plus Google Project Management and AI Essentials, completed via Coursera.
  • Mortal Storm (2021)
    • Streamed generative art experiments and creative coding sessions.
  • ML Residency at Brahman.ai (2020)
    • Machine learning for creative applications. GANs and live coding.
  • Live Generative Visuals (2020)
    • VJ for Kid Filthy, Yawn, Spilt mIlk, and collaborative concerts.
  • Cyberia 1 & 2 (2019)
    • Audiovisual installations and performances at Cyberia festival.
  • Character Animation at VFS (2015)
    • Vancouver Film School.
  • Silent Sea Album Release (2013)
    • Live visuals for Advaita's album release concert.

Blog posts on the timeline (275)