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ISEA X ELEKTRA
FOCUS QUEBEC
16 - 21 MAY 2023
Christian Pomerlau, GRIDSPACE
ISEA X ELEKTRA
The 28th International Symposium on Electronic Art edition
May 16-21, 2023
At the Forum des images and Le Cube Garges in Paris
On the occasion of this worldwide meeting around creation and research ISEA Paris 2023, ELEKTRA proposes the event Focus Québec dedicated to a selection of Quebec artists of international scope.
ELEKTRA proposes to take a first look at the digital creation from Quebec with an exhibition in the Forum des Images. A dozen artists will exhibit recent works on current issues such as artificial intelligence, the place of nature in our increasingly technological society, robotics and interactivity. In a second time, you are invited to live this human/machine symbiosis by participating in this extraordinary robotic performance, Inferno, at the Cube Garges. Presented in its maximum version with 18 exoskeletons, Inferno will give you a rare symbiotic moment, which you will remember for the rest of your life.
Exhibition from May 16 to 21, 2023 at the Forum des images.
Performances on May 19 and 20, 2023 at 8pm at the Le Cube Garges, Centre culturel à Garges-lès-Gonesse, Paris, France (Registration required, limited places).
Curated by Alain Thibault
A partner event of ISEA2023, 28th International Symposium on Electronic Art.
Focus Québec is presented with the support of the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications, the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie as part of the France-Quebec Year of Innovation, under the auspices of the Délégation générale du Québec à Paris.
Exhibition - Artists
16 - 21 May, 2023 Forum des images, Paris
ELEKTRA proposes the Focus Québec event to showcase contemporary digital creation from Quebec. A dozen artists will present their artworks in the Forum des Images, through a journey combining installations stand-alone, interactive works and video installation.
Performance - Inferno
19 & 20 May, 2023, at 8pm Le Cube Garges, Paris
Talks & Panel Focus Quebec
18 May, 2023, 2:20pm to 6pm, Forum des images, Paris
TALKS
ELEKTRA proposes a series of short presentations highlighting the work of a selection of Quebec artists of international stature. These artist talks will provide an overview of contemporary artistic approaches to digital creation in Quebec.
PANEL
We round up Focus Quebec with a panel of Quebec and international experts who discuss recent developments in AI and artificial life, and possible intersections with art. Can we consider AI not only as a new form of intelligence, but also as a new type of organism?
Production Florentine Wüest
Communication Manon Jousse
Talks & Panel Ida Toft
Photos Quentin Chevrier