For those of you that have been wanting to learn a bit more about how to work with the tech equipment in the Performance Lab, this workshop is for you! We will be looking at the light board, the audio mixer, and how to use these with some of the software that is accessible on […]
Join the Algorithmic Technology and Society CISSC working group for a discussion with Regine Paul on her new book, The AI Matrix: Profits, Power, Politics. ABOUT THE TALK: AI is often presented in extremes, either as a revolutionary technology boosting prosperity for everyone, or as a juggernaut that threatens jobs, democracy, or even human […]
Join us for The Ghostly Image, the third workshop of our “Reimagining Research” Spring Workshop Series! From creating shared 3-D immersive virtual galleries, exploring creative structures through origami, examining archiving practices through bio-plastics, materializing the materiality of the image via emulsion lifting and discovering the new facilities and equipment at LePARC’s revamped Performance Lab, we […]
How does one cook an AI? What happens in the kitchen when one is preparing ingredients for different kinds of agencies? What does it mean to move beyond instrumentalism; and what does an interaction look like when its design comes from a place of joy, curiosity, and experimentation? We invite the Montreal community of creatives […]
On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the Hexagram Network will launch the 4th edition of the Interdisciplinary Encounters. This will be the opportunity to discover the program, which will unfold from April 13 to June 12, 2026, in a particularly vibrant manner: in total, it comprises more than 20 activities. Organized under the theme Commonalities, this edition will […]
How to mediate the banal? Inspired by Heather Davis’s forthcoming piece, Banal Violence: Breathing Plastic Air, this two-day workshop invites participants to investigate materiality as both object and method of study. Together, we will critically engage with the question of material banality through hands-on investigation and collective creation. Inspired by Rob Nixon’s seminal concept of […]
We will be looking at the light board, the audio mixer, and how to use these with some of the software that is accessible on the iMac computer in your work in the Performance Lab. The first section of the workshop introduces participants to the gear and equipment, and the second half, we’ll experiment and […]
How to mediate the banal? Inspired by Heather Davis’s forthcoming piece, Banal Violence: Breathing Plastic Air, this two-day workshop invites participants to investigate materiality as both object and method of study. Together, we will critically engage with the question of material banality through hands-on investigation and collective creation. Inspired by Rob Nixon’s seminal concept of […]
Many, many Machine Agencies' Writing Workshop AI Chantier of the Hexagram Network brings together maker-thinkers whose work spans machine learning, interaction design, and experience design, to create a community of practice through a publication process. Prompting potential contributors with an unusual format, Many, Many Machine Agencies asks for recipes, instructions, or games that centre […]
Save the date and join us for the second edition of LUDODROME! Last year the event brought together more than 44 local experimental game makers and more than 450 visitors for a day of socializing, networking and fun! June 11, 2026 Parquette