Martin MessierCA/QC
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.
A daring forcefulness: with Martin Messier, the feeling that we are facing something imposing and totally new is constant. His installations, transformed into a large instrument with which Messier performs 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. For MUTEK MX Messier arrives with 1 drop 1000 years, an installation/performance in which lighting, sound and presence generate a shocking immersive flow that is inspired by the alteration and balance of current climate phenomena.
MUTEK MX acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the financial support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.
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.
More
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.
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