Kaloyan Kolev is a Bulgarian artist and creative technologist based in New York. His research explores internet culture and digital memory through writing, installations, and performances.

He currently works on creative tools, world models and AI at Google Creative Lab.


  1. reFrame is an experimental camera with a color ePaper display. Designed to capture and display one photo at a time, making every frame deliberate and memorable.

  2. I built a bunch of fun starter tools for Google Flow, including Poster Designer, Weirdcore, Datamosh, and more.

  3. Project Genie world generation prototype

    Project Genie is an experimental research prototype by Google for exploring infinite worlds, powered by Genie 3.

  4. ASCII Film Studio lets you make short ASCII films using code and Gemini.

  5. Experimental Karaoke Balkanton is a two-hour desktop performance exploring experimental music from Balkanton, the former state-owned label of Bulgaria.