Fisheye Immersive Review

Cover photo: Salomé Chatriot

merci beaucoup Edwige Armand

ISBN 979-10-97326-25-8

I am thrilled to be featured in Fisheye Immersive The Review, an innovative publication dedicated to showcasing the cutting edge of digital and immersive art. The publication's inaugural issue is significant as it spotlights Quebec's vibrant digital arts ecosystem, a region I'm proud to have been nurtured within. Quebec has been at the forefront of digital artistic innovation for three decades, fostering a dynamic community that spans generations – from pioneering figures like Bill Vorn to contemporary visionaries such as Sabrina Ratté, Caroline Monnet, and Baron Lanteigne. This creative landscape is further enriched by forward-thinking institutions like ELEKTRA, Mutek, and Centre PHI, which consistently push the boundaries of technological innovation in art. In the issue, they stated -

“On the artists' side, the same ambition is evident. Take Martin Messier, whose works orchestrate the meeting between sound, object and image; Shonee, whose videos primarily serve to showcase genetically modified nature; or Jacqueline Beaumont, François Quevillon, Nicolas Baier, Erin Gee, or Alice Jarry, who envisions new forms of 3D printing using composites with the idea of questioning matter and new materials. Each approach flirts with contemporary art, echoing the new Centre PHI building planned for 2028. "We aim to bring under one roof what we currently do in two separate locations," explains Myriam Achard. "The idea is to speak only of art, to no longer distinguish between contemporary and digital." Our vision may have become distorted through exchanges with all these passionate individuals. Still, in Montreal, there is a strong sense of witnessing the birth and rebirth of art in perpetual mutation, more flourishing than ever within what can easily be considered one of the world capitals of digital art.”