[ISEA2019] Institutional Presentation: Alain Thibault — ELEKTRA: 20 years of electronic and digital art

Institutional Presentation Statement

ELEKTRA is a contemporary art organization based in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) that provides exposure for artists from all over the world and presents works that combine art and new technology to reflect a contemporary aesthetic of research and experimentation. Through events and activities, our organization offers ideal contexts for disseminating the work of artists, locally, nationally and internationally, as well as works by those who want to explore avenues of their practice. ELEKTRA provides exposure for hybrid, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects that add a technological dimension to contemporary art. elektramontreal.ca

  • Alain Thibault is a composer, sound designer and electronic music artist. His works has been presented in several contexts, contemporary music and digital arts festivals, in Canada, Europe (Chatelet Theater and Radio- France in Paris, etc.) and Asia (Yamaguchi YCAM Japan, South-Korea, Taïwan, etc.). With media artist Yan Breuleux, he formed the duo PurForm. They are presently touring their new AV performance, abcd_light, in Europe and Asia. With American artist Matthew Biederman, he created the duo RAY_XXXX, whose PULSE performance was presented in Italy, France and Brazil. Thibault is presently artistic director of Elektra. alainthibault.com