Eastern Bloc

The standardization of AV performance: are the presentation contexts in and of themselves being standardized? Or does the artistic content itself lend itself to being normalized? Does there exist a symbiotic relationship between presentation contexts and...

This workshop will explore how to acoustically pickup the electromagnetic emissions (EM) of a computer or a smart phone in the context of a software jam session. Participants will discover which software or user action produces what kind of EM activities...

Out of Canada’s capital, native Producer/DJ crew A Tribe Called Red is making an impact on the global electronic scene with a truly unique sound. Made up of three members – two-time Canadian DMC Champion DJ Shub, DJ NDN and Bear Witness – the...

Through an in depth portrayal of Artkillart’s experiences and trajectory, the presentation attempts to contextualise the label’s independent publishing and production intiatives, seen as mobilisation processes, as reconstructed social spaces, as...

This workshop, through assembly and circuit programming, proposes to explore the process of 8bit image generation using affordable micro-electronic circuits (notably the Propeller circuit, a descendent of the Basic Stamp). Ouellet Fredericks presents a purely...

Carrie Gates and Jon Vaughn present a new collection of performative audiovisual works exploring sound-reactive animation, analog and digital sound collage, non-linear storytelling, and hypnotic, post-rave sensibilities.   ...

Layers is an audio/visual performance about perception and memory, with the goal of creating a choreography for a digital crowd. Using audio-video fragments of anonymous pedestrians, Nohista confronts the public with his personal experience of the urban...

Apeiron | Peras is a series of audio and videographics compositions and performances created using a self-built video synthesizer connected in generative feedback loops....

Égregore refers to an energy produced by the desires of many individuals working towards a common goal. This is the starting point of this audio/visual performance that aims to exploit the group movement phenomena. Complex and expressive behaviors are...

Tripping Through Runtime makes the relationships between abstract and physical computer matter audible. Induction coils move around the surface of several laptops and transform the electromagnetic emissions of computer electronics into acoustic signals....

Thomas Bégin presents a two-part audio performance in which he puts into action two of his latest sound-making machines: the Fractal Guitar and the Harmonographic Synthesizer....

An improvised light and sound performance exploring the transmutability of sonic and visual mediums through electromagnetism into trans-sensory experiences....

Lightscape is the latest work in Munnik’s Citadels series, in which the artist explores the unique qualities of flickering light. During the live performance, Munnik will play an audio/visual composition on the installation screen. These sessions will be...

51L3NC3 4ND L1GH7 is made using archival footage of two men slowdancing to a violin player, and two women boxing. The result is a stop-motion animation of dancing and boxing in the Montréal cityscape at night.   ...

A PERFORMANCE FOR VISITORS IN 2012 A Performance For Visitors In 2011 is a digital sculpture aided performance. Every three to ten minutes it plays either the "iPhone Mail Received" sound or the "iPhone Text Message Received" sound. ...