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JOSEPH CHIKAK [RAYTHEBOFFIN]
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) · Abuja, Nigeria
rayscuriosmind.work ·
Instagram: @raytheboffin · @range.lab

PRACTICE
Musician, new media artist and creative technologist working at the intersection of sound, generative visuals, and
code. Practice spans audio-reactive installations, live audiovisual performance, interactive websites, and generative
art systems. Founder, Rang-e Lab, Abuja.

The turn towards creative technology came from when I discovered that code could be used to make art. I then
thought myself Three.js, GLSL, p5.js through online courses, books and communities, then TouchDesigner, Blender
and Resolume Arena. I have now assembled skilled that formed my practice spanning generative art, real time
visual systems, interactive websites, and live audiovisual performance. I am also still an active musician and
producer with over 2 million streams across platforms.

SELECTED COMMISSIONS & PERFORMANCES
Between Frequencies 2025
Go Digital / Novembre Numérique 2025 · Institut Français Nigeria, Abuja · Commission — Rang-e Lab
60-minute immersive sound-mapping and audio-reactive visual performance exploring Abuja's urban soundscapes.

Dream Palaces 2025
Interactive web archive of Black cinema spaces across Africa and the diaspora · 1,400+ records · Next.js, React,
Three.js, WebGL
dreampalaces.co

STARTS Afropean Intelligence Digital Archive 2026
3D exhibition archive for the Afropean Intelligence residency programme · WebGL, Three.js, React Three Fiber ·
Gallery of Code, Abuja · In development
https://aixartlive.vercel.app/

Digital Archive — National Museum Lagos 2024
Commissioned by Lagos Museum Archive Department · Sponsored by IFRA (Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique) ·
Commission — Uzoma Studio
Web-based digital archive enabling public access to digitised records of the Lagos Museum's archive department.
https://lagosmuseumarchives.ng/

RESIDENCIES & PROGRAMMES
STARTS Afropean Intelligence Programme 2026 — Current
Technical Collaborator & Digital Archive Developer · Gallery of Code, Abuja
Embedded within an EU-funded transnational art-science-technology programme, working alongside visiting
international residents and building the digital archive for the exhibition.

Amplify Bootcamp March 2025
Institut Français Nigeria / French Embassy in Nigeria · CChub · Création Africa Fund · MSwitch, Abuja
Selected from 200+ national applicants (16 Abuja residents from 200+ applications).
Jury: Made Kuti, Godwin Tom, Blessing Azubike, Adeola Akinyemi, Margaux Demeersseman.
My materials are data, code, sound, and space. Primary tools include TouchDesigner, Resolume, GLSL shaders,
WebGL, Blender, Three.js, synths, and audio recording equipments. I am equally committed to cultural
infrastructure, building digital archives that preserve black and African cultural heritage.

EDUCATION
National Aerospace University "Kharkiv Aviation Institute" Ukraine
Aerospace Engineering (Aircraft Manufacturing)

Emirates Aviation University Dubai
Aerospace Engineering (transferred)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Creative Director · Alien Prose Studios, Abuja Oct 2025–present

Creative Full-Stack Developer · Uzoma Studio Jun 2023–present
Design and development of interactive websites, digital archives, and cultural infrastructure.

Technical Support · SupportYourApp Jan 2022–Mar 2023

TOOLS & SKILLS
GLSL · WebGL · Three.js · React · Next.js · Blender · p5.js · Music production & audio engineering ·
TouchDesigner