The marriage between art and technology gives rise to an interactive experience at the Musée de la civilization de Québec with Vast Body. Infinite moves, where the visitor will have the impression of finding himself in front of a magic mirror.
“We are offering you something totally different, a new experience”, announced Stéphan La Roche, President and CEO of the Museum from the start, during the inauguration, on Wednesday, of this exhibition which will be presented to the public from Thursday. , until February 13, 2023.
The creators, Caroline Robert and Vincent Morisset, of the AATOAA studio, explored the moving body using artificial intelligence.
According to the movements
In a room of 800 square meters, the visitor initially sees characters at rest, projected on screens. These will begin to animate according to his movements, to become one.
Through a sort of magic mirror, the software connects the viewer’s physical body to a digital embodiment.
It’s the first time that Vast Body. Infinite moves is presented in a museum context. To achieve this, millions of images were analyzed by computer using a detection system.
The creators used choreographers who danced in front of the eye of the camera to record the movements. Several artists collaborated to feed the database, including Louise Lecavalier, Rachel Harris and Caroline Robert, co-designer of the project.
Photo Stevens Leblanc
It was necessary to capture millions of images of choreographers in action to carry out this artistic project.
body language
“What is fascinating is that at a certain moment, we forget ourselves to transpose ourselves into the other,” said Mr. Morisset, describing his artistic approach.
Vast Body is a collaborative experience on movement where the viewer is invited to become a participant.
“We are really happy with the result. We are very excited to see people visit the facility,” added M.me Robert.
A first iteration was presented in Zurich as part of a retrospective of Vincent Morisset’s work at the Museum of Digital Art in 2018.
“It’s a space that invites you to let go of your madness and meet others,” continued Caroline Robert.
For the director of the Museum, at a time when several aspects of our society are called upon to reinvent themselves, this exhibition makes it possible to “redefine the notion of encounter” to create a dialogue, unique to each person.
The exhibition will be accessible until February 2023.