Messiah 2.0

A robotic saviour hangs on a digital crucifix beneath a dying sky. As the animation unfolds, circuitry gives way to flesh, glitching backwards through fractured eras. The machine becomes man. The journey now ends amidst the grandeur of Imperial Rome, with colosseums and temples looming in the distance. Yet the true destination lies just beyond, on a barren hill outside ancient Jerusalem.

Messiah2.0 explores sacrifice, redemption, and divinity in a world shaped by data and surveillance. It reframes the incarnation not as God becoming man, but as man becoming machine, then crucified anew.

This 1/1 animated NFT is paired with the original oil painting and marks the first official work of the upcoming EXPOS3D Beta exhibition. Created for W1 Curates, it will debut at my solo exhibition opening 7 August 2025 in London. Messiah2.0 serves as both prophecy and provocation. It challenges linear history and invites reflection on who we follow and what we worship.

Production Credits: Concept, oil painting, and all visual assets by Trevor Jones Transition figures and backgrounds by Trevor Jones AI animation sequencing by David Oxley Manual animation and editing by Ivo Nupoort Soundtrack: Age of Machines by Lunar Years, licensed via Bensound (Professional License #2241841)