dAdèle

dAdèle is a fictional multimedia persona and artistic project used in contemporary art and music to explore themes of language, identity, and digital culture. Presented as a stylized vocalist and avatar, dAdèle appears across audio recordings, video works, and interactive installations, combining electronic music with generative visuals.

Origin and development: The project originated in an interdisciplinary collaboration between the art collective Atelier Nyx and a digital media studio, debuting in 2018 at a gallery in Berlin. The character is portrayed through a mix of synthetic and human performance, with vocal content produced using processed voices and live performance.

Musical and visual style: The music is typically electronic and intimate, with minimal arrangements, glitch textures, and vocal processing. Lyrical themes include miscommunication, perception in the online realm, and the construction of identity in the age of algorithmic mediation. Visuals blend geometric forms, ASCII-like motifs, and generative imagery that reacts to sound in real time.

Discography and presentations: Within its fictional universe, dAdèle has released several EPs and video works, and has been the focus of gallery-based installations, streaming premieres, and collaborative performances with dancers and programmers. Representative works include the EP Tessellations (2019) and the video Lanterns in Nets (2020). Live formats mix playback with live vocoder-like processing and audience interaction.

Reception: Critics have described dAdèle as a reflective, exploratory project that challenges conventional performance boundaries and invites audiences to question the material nature of voice and image in digital culture.

As a concept, dAdèle continues to appear in exhibitions and online releases, with ongoing collaborations across art and music disciplines.