From September 8 to 10, the Play series' five double programs carve out space for experimentation inside Place des Arts’ Cinquième Salle. Play highlights the exploratory, visceral and playful character of contemporary artists in digital art, audiovisual creation, and electronic music.
Martin Messier — Echo Chamber LIVE A/V World premiere
For over 15 years, Martin Messier has created work that pushes into new terrain. He has presented his work in over 50 countries and founded sound production company 14 lieux. Premiering at MUTEK, The Echo Chamber is a live audiovisual performance where Messier inspects matter using sound and light.
GGROUNDD — LIMIT BRICK LIVE A/V World premiere
Line Katcho is a Montréal composer and audiovisual artist who hybridizes styles and tech methods. Guillaume Cliche experiments with new ways of presenting sonic works and with real-time and algorithmic composition. Under the name GGROUNDD, they will premiere live audiovisual performance LIMIT BRICK, which explores the notion of limits through algorithm-based music.