METAMORPHOSIS

DIGITAL AND IMMERSIF ART EXHIBITION

Founded in 2012, the International Digital Art Biennial (BIAN) presented by ELEKTRA returns at Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal to explore the idea of METAMORPHOSIS, focusing more specifically on the process of MUTATION. 

In this post-pandemic era, this sudden return to a greatly disrupted reality, particularly at the geopolitical and climatic levels, forces us to rethink our ways of life and review our values. 

Curated by Alain Thibault in the METAMORPHOSIS series which was co-curated with DooEun Choi, guest curator of BIAN 5. This 6th edition of the BIAN will bring together the work of 27 artists from four continents.

The purchase of a ticket also gives you access to the main exhibition space and the new display entitled Chimeria, presenting the work of 4 international artists around the theme of chimera and euphoria.

Performance by Louise Lecavalier and Lu Yang: 

Come and attend the performance of dancer and choregrapher Louise Lecavalier with visual artist Lu Yang on January 26, 27 and 28, 2023 at 7 p.m.*! Entitled Lu Yang: Delusional World, the 30-minute performance mixes virtual and real worlds.  

Lu Yang: Delusional World is part of a series of live motion capture performances consisting of Lu Yang's exploration of the theme of Buddhist reincarnation (saṃsāra) in virtual environments by embodying various forms of avatars created by the artist.  

Drawing inspiration from video games, Japanese manga, and club culture, the performance presented creates a connection between the creative worlds of both artists. Using motion capture technology, Lu Yang's avatars that move on the screen are animated by the live dance movements of dancer/choreographer Louise Lecavalier. 

*Admission at regular rate. Purchase a regular ticket for the day of the performance. Doors open at 6:30 pm and close at 8:30 pm.

Donatien Aubert
Baron Lanteigne
Emilie Brout & Maxime Marion
Salomé Chatriot
Tianzhuo Chen
Michel de Broin

Wim Delvoye
Chun Hua
Catherine Dong
Paul Duncombe
Ying Gao
Herman Kolgen

Kongo Astronauts
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Lu Yang
ALMA & Axelle Munezero
Louis-Philippe Rondeau
Jonathan Schipper

Shinseunback Kimyonghun
Ian Spriggs
Maija Tammi
Bill Vorn
Yunchul Kim

The performances of Bill Vorn's Copacabana Machine Sex dancers robots will take place daily according to the following schedule: 

• One performance between 12 p.m.and 1 p.m.

• One performance between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

• One performance between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Founded in 1999, ELEKTRA presents and promotes works created at the intersections of contemporary art and new technologies, inscribed in the latest aesthetic currents of research and experimentation. Its main activities are: the ELEKTRA International Digital Art Festival which showcases audiovisual, immersive, participatory and robotic artistic performances since 1999. The International Digital Art Biennial (BIAN), created in 2012, is a large exhibition featuring unique and innovative works at the intersections of new technologies and contemporary artistic creation. As an addition to its first virtual exhibitions, in 2022 ELEKTRA opened the EVM - Elektra Virtual Museum - a unique and constantly reinvented 3D museum space where modeled works of local and international artists are exhibited.