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Superposition – An AV workshop at Sonica

September 23-24 2024 at the Lighthouse

-Day 1: Listening & field recording – Processing & composing

Morning:

Participants will explore the urban environment through sound walks and recording. Recording techniques both conventional and unconventional will be used in order to facilitate new ways of listening to the environment and considering how and why to capture sounds for use in composition. I will also discuss how the recording process itself can facilitate a deeper connection to place, self and others.

Afternoon:

We will listen and I will teach how to edit and clean up recordings, compose a one minute track. I will discuss my own process of manipulating and assembling sounds into compositions. Both technical and conceptual aspects of the processing and composition stage will be discussed, and participants will work on generating short tracks to share and discuss with the group in order to have audio to attach to their visual component with Markus the next day with Touch Designer.

Day 2:  Visuals TD – 10 – 14h with lunch break and pauses

All day:

Markus will cover from beginner to intermediate (adapting to the participants)  Touch Designer aspects and will help the participant create visuals

to which they will add their audio composition. Each will leave with a short AV work they have created. 

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Entanglement Dome at SAT

From September 3rd to 7th, experience France Jobin and Markus Heckmann’s live performance of their work Entanglement: Dome. 

This piece explores the concept of entanglement: when two or more particles are connected, their states remain linked, no matter the distance between them. It’s a strange phenomenon of quantum physics that defies explanation.

Performing for only 5 nights, the project will then be presented as a film in the Satosphere starting September 17th.

SATOSPHÈRE
Live performance: September 3rd to 7th
Film format: starting September 17th

Info + tickets at the link in bio.

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Propagation of uncertainty – Residency and concert

March 4th – March 31st – Residency at AIR-Artist in residence

Concert March 27th 2024 at Salon Krenek,
 

“In the ethereal realm of electronic soundscapes, the Buchla100 becomes not just an instrument but a vessel through which uncertainty finds expression. This performance is an exploration of the delicate dance between structured composition and the unforeseen, a sonic journey that mirrors the very essence of uncertainty itself.” France Jobin

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Entanglement XR at QHack 2024 – Xanadu

France was thrilled to present Entanglement XT at Quack 2024 February 8 -9 2024 in Toronto to at the Xanada HQ.

QHack is a world-renowned quantum hackathon that takes your education to the next level and helps you connect with others in the quantum community.

Entanglement XR is part of the Mutek Immersive Collection and will be avalaible on Steam
soon.

Entanglement is a multi-work project that daringly fuses scientific inquiry and creative vision, by delving into the profound realm of quantum physics and artistic performance. 

Based on the collaborative and colliding minds of artists France Jobin and Markus Heckmann, Entanglement finds its inspiration in the intricate theories of quantum entanglement, notably the Copenhagen interpretation and the multiverse (quantum decoherence). Beyond these theories, the project is further enriched – and challenged – by exploring the fluidity of time and the enigmatic principle of quantum entanglement. 

Three iterations have been created, the original Entanglement AV performance (2021), Entanglement XR (2022), and Entanglement Dome (2023), designed to emancipate the audience from the constraints of conventional time. Participants are invited to lose themselves in this boundless expanse of creativity, where the borders between reality and imagination dissolve, leaving them suspended in time and in a state of wonder. 

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Entanglement dome at the Zeiss Planetarium

Québec soirée – An event of the Berlin Planetarium fondation in cooperation with SAT – La société des arts technologiques et l’Antenne du Québec à Berlin.

Entanglement is a multi-work project that daringly fuses scientific inquiry and creative vision, by delving into the profound realm of quantum physics and artistic performance. 

Based on the collaborative and colliding minds of artists France Jobin and Markus Heckmann, Entanglement finds its inspiration in the intricate theories of quantum entanglement, notably the Copenhagen interpretation and the multiverse (quantum decoherence). Beyond these theories, the project is further enriched – and challenged – by exploring the fluidity of time and the enigmatic principle of quantum entanglement. 

Three iterations have been created, the original Entanglement AV performance (2021), Entanglement XR (2022), and Entanglement Dome (2023), designed to emancipate the audience from the constraints of conventional time. Participants are invited to lose themselves in this boundless expanse of creativity, where the borders between reality and imagination dissolve, leaving them suspended in time and in a state of wonder. 

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Mutek’s immersive collection at Ars Electronica Sept 6 – 10th 2023.

Unleash the creative power of Quebec; a selection of XR and immersive works.

Ars Electronica Garden Montreal: Xn Québec (CA)

Join the captivating realm of Xn Québec’s Deep Space program, in collaboration with the Ars Electronica Festival. Prepare to be immersed in a mesmerizing blend of XR/immersive experiences and an awe-inspiring art performance. First, lose yourself in the atmospheric and figurative masterpiece, Immortelle, an original concept by Line Katcho. Delve into a sensorial journey where time and existence intertwine, evoking emotions that resonate deep within. Experience the mesmerizing distillation of quantum physics in Entanglement, a sweeping sensory adventure born from the collaboration between France Jobin and Markus Heckmann. Explore the interplay of light, sound and perception, blurring the lines between the physical and the metaphysical. Be prepared to be enchanted by Cité Mémoire Montréal, a creation of 4D ART by digital pioneers Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon, the groundbreaking and world’s largest urban narrative pathway of immersive experiences and projections about the city’s storied past and present.

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Entanglement Dome at SAT during Mutek 24

France Jobin and Markus Heckmann will present Entanglement dome at SAT

August 26th 2023 – SAT – 20h and 22h
1201, boul. St-Laurent
Montreal, Qc

For its 24th edition, the MUTEK Festival returns to the dome of the Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] for the Satosphere Series, a program of immersive works and performances that explore new conceptual and sensory territories.

On the agenda: an exploration of the duality between analog and digital (Metaract); a supernatural journey to rediscover the transcendence of nature (Iwakura); an immersion into a sacred ritual of spiritual union (Union); an opening to an inclusive spatio-temporal world (I want to leave this Earth behind), and a sensory experience around quantum physics (Entanglement).

The SAT x MUTEK program in the Satosphere is presented by the SAT and is not included in the MUTEK passes. However, MUTEK pass holders can benefit from a 15% discount for this event. This offer is available in person at the ticket office of the Society for Arts and Technology (1201, boul. St-Laurent). Within the limit of available seats

Satosphère 4

France Jobin CA/QC & Markus Heckmann DE/CA – Entanglement Immersive Performance

Showing: 20h & 22h

Duration: 30 minutes