Amélie Brindamour (Montréal) is an artist and educator exploring issues pertaining to the natural and urban environment. Her research includes electronic art, biomaterials, installation, and participatory performances. Awarded by the Conseil Quebecois des Arts Médiatiques (CQAM), she recently completed a residency at Milieux’ Speculative Life Biolab, and developed a new body of work exploring bioluminescence […]
The Immersive Realities VR group invites all Milieux members to join a public meeting, their final of the term, where they will present their in-progress work, Liquid Perceptions, for a round of feedback and discussion. Liquid Perceptions is an interactive VR experience about the interconnections between the goals we set and the balance of […]
Hosted at Machine Agencies, Milieux Institute, Concordia University How can artificial intelligence be oriented toward the common good? The belief in AI for good has widespread acceptance in the industry and among governments. Declarations from around the globe—Canada, China, South Korea, France, and more—call for the development of AI to have a social purpose. But […]
Each year, Milieux's Undergraduate Fellows take part in a pecha-kucha presentation that is open to the public. Fellows are invited to present on any topic that is of current interest to them. Join us for an hour of snappy, fascinating presentations from a group of standout emerging researchers. Read more about the 2019-2020 Undergraduate Fellows […]
This workshop aims to explore the senses, by transforming the experience of sound from the auditory to the tactile and visual. How can we re-imagine the experience of sound via textiles and other material substrates? We will look at different computational and electronic platforms for integrating sound creation capabilities into textiles and learn different methods […]
Presented by Jess Marcotte of TAG This workshop will make the case for how hybrid games and alt controllers can serve as an entry-point for moving beyond the status quo of standard gaming interfaces (keyboard, mouse, controller, touchpad) and into new ways of thinking about video games and who plays them. Starting from examples […]
Throughout history, humans have used tools and technology to express creativity, not as a goal in itself, but as a means of production. With the advent of creative AI, it is time to rethink our relationship with technology and embrace the computer as a creative partner. In this talk we'll explore the possibilities of creative […]
Presented by Manon De Pauw and Pierre-Marc Ouellette 1-4 p.m. - OPEN STUDIO4-5 p.m. - PERFORMANCE Kaleidoscopic Dances is an installation-performance project that puts forward a hybrid artistic form linking dance, performance, visual and media arts. The project is based on a historical research on Oskar Schlemmer's Triadic Ballet (1922), from which we examine the […]
The Hungarian artist/photographer/researcher/writer Laszlo Moholy-Nagy ranks as one of the key visionaries of the 20th century. A central figure with the Bauhaus in Germany and then founder of the New Bauhaus in Chicago during the Second World War, Moholy-Nagy was a strong supporter of art and technology as factors of social progress. He deeply explored and experimented with the fundamental elements […]
Please join us for an open house throughout our two floors of cluster spaces, labs and workshops. Members and technicians will be on hand to answer your questions and demonstrate some of the incredible work that our Institute supports. WHERE: Milieux Institute, EV Building 10th and 11th floors. Come to EV 11.705 to […]
Every maker needs a sticker. Every pinball needs a decal. Come to #MilieuxMake to learn to make your own sticker or decal. You can even try an iron-on patch. Learn to simply print, or make your own design. Come with your laptop and install the Cameo Silhouette software, or simply wait in line […]
The ZKM, one of the largest centres in the world for the exhibition of media art and technology, has long been called the "digital Bauhaus." Curator Livia Rozsas will discuss her curatorial work and approach on the large scale exhibition ZKM exhibition Open Codes, which ran from October 20,2017-June 2, 2019 in which the Hexagram network was also featured […]
