Martin Messier
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For over a decade, Montréal-based artist Martin Messier has been redefining the boundaries between sound, light, and movement through captivating performances and installations. A graduate in composition from the University of Montreal, he quickly adopted an experimental approach where sound and video converge to create striking audiovisual devices.
With a profound interest in the interaction between technology and the human body, Messier explores how everyday objects can be transformed into extraordinary instruments. Globally recognized, his works have been lauded with awards such as the Ars Electronica Prize. Beyond his artistic work, Messier also serves as the general and artistic director of 14 lieux, a sound production company for the performing arts.
Upcoming performances
Buenos Aires 2024
LIVE AVMartin Messier CA/QC — 1 drop 1 thousand years
South American Premiere
Forcefulness and daring: with Martin Messier, the sensation that we are in front of something imposing and totally new is constant. His installations, transformed into a large instrument with which Messier develops his concerts, integrate technological processes that require the physicality and energy of the moment to activate, making him one of the most exciting contemporary artists that can be witnessed live. He arrives at MUTEK AR with 1 drop 1000 years, an installation/performance in which lighting, sound and presence generate a powerful immersive flow inspired by the alteration and balance of current climatic phenomena.
Who
Martin Messier is a Montréal-based artist who has been creating multidisciplinary works in the form of performances and installations for over 15 years.
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Martin Messier is the founder of the production company 14 lieux, which has presented its work in over 30 countries, exploring the relationship between sound and matter.
