We are thrilled to invite all Milieux members for a gathering at the Speculative Life Research Cluster EV 10.625 next Wednesday! Join us for lunch and conversation for our Annual General Meeting! We will be sharing the latest proofs of the Milieux Annual Report (2022-2023). We warmly encourage everyone to join us, regardless of your […]
On April 9th, Machine Agencies of Speculative Life Cluster is hosting a 4-hour hands-on workshop on The Hologram, a viral distribution system for non-expert healthcare, led by Cassie Thornton. WHAT IS THE HOLOGRAM? The Hologram serves as a mythoreal viral distribution system for accessible healthcare, operating across the globe. Its concept is straightforward: 3 individuals, […]
Join us for an engaging presentation of the SunBlock One solar Minecraft server project, part of the Pico Power residency with TeZ. Bart Simon, Director of Milieux Institute will share with us the research-creation journey of the SunBlock project. This innovative project tackles two crucial challenges in energy transition research: The significant contribution of personal computing […]
Join the Concordia Ethnography Lab for a thought-provoking exploration of urban life with Durham University professor Colin Mcfarlane, as he challenges conventional narratives and invites us to reimagine the cityscape! In this presentation, Colin Mcfarlane will delve into his recent research on urban fragments and waste, asking: "how do we write differently about urban life?". […]
The Milieux Institute is proud to announce the participation of several of its members in Rencontres Interdisciplinaires. Organized by Hexagram, Rencontres Interdisciplinaires tackles current research-creation discussions through the prism of a specific theme. For this 3rd edition, discussions will focus on the theme of agency·ies. After the recent discoveries in the fields of biotechnology, AI, […]
On March 22nd, The DIGS lab is hosting a research talk to explore the work of Lotte de Jong and Antonia Hernández. This will be followed by the screening of Fantasy Lane at 5 p.m. About the talk: This research talk will explore the work of Lotte de Jong and Antonia Hernández addressing the spatial construction […]
Juan Miceli invites you to The Killing Movie which is all at once a screening, a performance and another farewell. You can either drop-in for a few minutes or stay for the entire time. Juan claims that this is the perfect excuse to consider the scope of research-creation as movement while we share time together. […]
The Concordia Ethnography Lab has once again teamed up with McGill's Critical Media Club, this time to host Laurence Turcotte-Fraser & Priscillia Piccoli who will present their powerful film Evicted City (2023). The screening and talk is happening March 15th, 2024 at 6:30 pm at the VA-114 Cinema of Concordia. Free! No registration! All are invited! About the film: Montreal […]
Friday Workshops at Milieux continues after Reading Week! The third session will be: ‘Tactile Sound’ Friday March 8th 2024 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. with Ryth Kesselring & Geneviève Moisan. 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 […]
Come join Immersive Storytelling Studio member Austin Tecks-Bleuer for an introductory workshop on immersive audio on March 7th from 1-2pm in EV 10.705! This workshop sets out to demystify the science behind auditory perception to create more captivating immersive experiences. Open to all experience levels, Austin will cover basic concepts primarily relating to spatialization. Learn […]
Join us for a workshop on Tuesday, February 27th, with LePARC's Sue Proctor to explore mime as non-verbal communication. From basic physical techniques to emotional expression, we will play with concepts of body awareness, self-expression and clown communication. Through fun and laughter, movement and use of sound, we will explore a vocabulary for non-verbal relationships […]
The 2024 Workshop season continues! This winter we are hosting an experiential learning workshop series, exploring themes relating to AI & microbial agency, issues of sustainable practices, and intimacy and alternate senses, splicing traditional craft techniques with creative new ways of working. This season’s workshop series in development include: AI Poetry Embroidery, Exploring Archiving with […]
