Codefarm brings together a powerhouse lineup of India's leading practitioners in computational art, generative design, creative coding, and digital fabrication. Each facilitator is an active artist, educator, and maker pushing the boundaries of code as a creative medium.
Karthik Dondeti
Architect, computational designer, and generative artist. With a Master's in Design and Technology from Harvard GSD and experience at MIT, Karthik bridges architecture and code through algorithmic form-finding, real-time graphics, and generative systems. He is the founder of Voxelscapes (architecture studio) and Codebalé (generative art practice), and has exhibited code-based works in galleries across India. Karthik teaches introduction to algorithms, iterating with AI, and advanced topics in computational design.
Nitant Hirlekar (Pixelkar)
Self-taught computational artist, installation artist, and digital fabrication expert (also known as Pixxelkar). Nitant merges art, design, technology, and photography into generative works, NFTs, large-scale installations, and new media pieces. With a background in interior/spatial design, he has collaborated on major computational art projects supported by Tezos Foundation and curated exhibitions in the field. Nitant leads architecture/design modules, Rhino/Grasshopper parametric design, and sessions on turning code into physical forms.
Ujjwal Agarwal (KALA)
Generative artist, creative technologist, educator, and explorer of time, light, sound, and perception through code. Based in Bangalore, Ujjwal creates immersive, real-time, interactive installations and evolving algorithmic works. He teaches at Srishti Manipal Institute and has exhibited generative art internationally. His practice emphasizes interactive systems, body-sensitive designs, and the poetic potential of technology. Ujjwal covers Object Oriented Programming, intro to machine learning with ml5.js, and coding sound for audiovisual expression.
Viraag Desai
Multimedia artist, digital sculptor, and new media innovator (b. 1986, Kolkata). After earning a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Viraag has exhibited widely in the USA and India, including at India Art Fair, Serendipity Arts Festival (with technology-based installation Emissions), Gallery Art Exposure, and CSMVS Museum. He has participated in residencies across India, Spain, and Bangladesh, completed large-scale commissions and murals, and worked as Art Director in stage and film. Winner of the Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize 2023 (first Indian recipient) for his interactive digital project Pathfinder, Viraag explores procedural design, VR sculpting, 3D printing, photogrammetry, and digital fabrication. Drawing from simulations, organic abstraction, figuration, emerging online cultures, ecology, and human impact, his practice bridges physical and virtual realities. Viraag leads sessions on digital sculpting tools, procedural workflows in new media, VR-based creation, and integrating traditional art with computational processes.
Varun Desai
Multimedia artist, creative coder, and synthesist based in India. Varun uses code as a primary tool to explore perception, heritage, transition, and the digital reality we inhabit. His work spans generative video art, interactive installations, sonic experiences, and algorithmic storytelling. A prominent figure in India's digital art scene, he has exhibited at India Art Fair, Experimenter gallery, and led programs with Tezos India Arts & Culture. Varun leads sessions on Processing (visual sketching, animation), and the history of computational art.
This intimate team of facilitators ensures a rich, cross-disciplinary experience — from conceptual foundations and coding fundamentals to expressive tools and hands-on fabrication. Together, they guide participants in transforming algorithms into tangible, poetic artifacts.
