Bart Kresa is an award-winning Master Projection Designer who works in large-scale, high-end projection mapping.  He has over 25 years of industry experience in developing engaging projections.

Born in Poland, Mr. Kresa has lived in the United States for almost thirty years.  He is a trained musician, composer, photographer, and designer.  Mr. Kresa’s first architectural projections took place in 1995.  His diverse background combined with his experience in lighting and multimedia design to inform his early work in projections, and continues to inspire his design process.  He began working with still slides, and now uses the most powerful projectors on the market. 

Akira Wakui is a Japanese artist based in Kyoto, Japan.  His work includes sculpting and ceramics, and digital sculpting and painting.  He has been featured in many solo and group exhibitions throughout Japan, as well as at galleries in the United States, Canada, China, and Taiwan.  

Mr. Wakui has worked with BARTKRESA studio since 2007, when he and Mr. Kresa met in Japan.  Mr. Wakui is a core member of the BKS creative team, traveling with the studio to create memorable shows around the globe.  After he and Mr. Kresa discussed the story of the Slavic deity, Sviatovid, Mr. Wakui sculpted the four-sided totem-like shape that became the sculpture in BARTKRESA studio's "Sviatovid."  

Sławomir Kulpowicz (born January 17, 1952 in Warsaw, died February 7, 2008) was a Polish pianist, composer, and jazz producer, in the years 1977-1981, as well as the co-founder and author of all the works of the legendary ensemble, "The Quartet."

He started learning to play the piano at the age of 5. He graduated from the Middle Music School in Warsaw, and the Jazz and Entertainment Music Department of the Music Academy in Katowice in 1974. During his studies he was associated with the Silesian Set.  Upon his return to Warsaw, he was the pianist in the Zbigniew Namysłowski Quartet, from 1976-1977.  In 1977, he and Tomasz Szukalski co-founded "The Quartet.”  Their work gained recognition throughout Europe and the USA. He became friends with Alice Coltrane, who valued Kulpowicz's talent and invited him to perform at the John Coltrane Festival.

Kulpowicz was passionate about the culture and music of India. He first visited India in the 1960’s, with Zbigniew Namysłowski, and developed lasting friendships with local musicians, including Shujaat Khan (sitar).

In 1981, he founded his band, InFormation.  The rotating instrumentation included a variety of musicians, from the duets and trios with Czesław Bartkowski and Witold Szczurek, to quartets (Bartkowski, Szczurek, and Tomasz Stańko), and sextets (Andrzej Olejniczaki, Krzysztof Medyna joined on tenor saxophone, and Dominik Wit on tuba).

In addition to composing jazz and Hindu music, he created music with other artists European and international artists, such as Marek Bałata, Barbara Dziekan, Czesław Niemen, Janusz Smyk, Anna Maria Jopek, John Porter, Stanisław Sojka, Mieczysław Szcześniak, and Burhan Ocal.

He was also the author of music for ballet and theatre performances, including a ballet titled "Kobro."  Directed by Gray Veredon, “Kobro” was staged at the Grand Theatre in Łódź, and featured the famous dancer-improviser, Iliana Alvarado. In 2003, the music was awarded the "Golden Mask.”