Festival Phénomena 2013

PHENOMENAL OCTOBER
October will be a crazy amazing month, especially with Festival Phenomena in Montreal.  I am pleased to be presenting a multitude of projects for the festival.

1] I am ecstatic to announce the Quebec Premiere of the film SMILE STEALERS in collaboration with Festival du nouveau cinéma [FNC]. After 4 long years, the film will finally be played in MTL where it all began. And we are cooking up a big performance event at Sala Rosa le 18 octobre, for the opening night of the festival: Join the FB event for INFO.

2] Egotrip Productions will be premiering a brand new multimedia Sci-Fi shadow puppet show at Sala Rosa: Tout inclus sur la Planet Rouge.  Arthur Desmarteaux and I are pleased to be sharing the stage with good friends Jesse Or and Max Kelly, who will be performing their new show The More of Everything Revival Hour - Lundi 21 octobre [more info soooon!]

3] I am also creating the video projections for La Mythologie Expliquee, a special tableaux vivants performance at Bain Saint-Michel, created by artistic director D.Kimm. [18, 19, 20 october]

HERE IS THE TRAILER FOR THE FESTIVAL:
  Stay TUNED...

Mosaic Mural Timelapse - Egotrip Productions

A year ago Arthur Desmarteaux and I made a Mosaic Mural in the children's library at Point-aux-trembles, Montreal. Here at long last is the timelapse video of our process.

ART CENSORSHIP

Property Inequity Security, Arthur Desmarteaux and Allison Moore 2011
[Digital print 6'x4']
I am currently exhibiting work with Arthur Desmarteaux in a group show "Supercalifragilisticexpiadocious" at the Musée d'art contemporain des laurentides, with Marjolaine BOUDUA, Bruno GAREAU, Mathieu LATULIPPE, Chloé LEFEBVRE et Martin LORD. Although I was initially enthusiastic to be invited for my first exhibition in a Contemporary Art Museum, my enthusiasm deflated a week after the opening when curator, Nathalie Dussault asked Arthur and I [on behalf of the museum] to REMOVE one of our works. The work, Property Inequity Security is a large format digital print illustrating a war in the desert and featuring mostly images found from the internet. the piece was apparently censored for its sexual content [and not the prominent violent scenes]. I must admit I was surprised when Christelle Renoux, responsible for the museums communications and education programming wanted to use this particular work for a mediation project with kids [did she look closely enough?]. And I can understand careful editing decisions on the curators behalf before a show is mounted, but to be asked to remove an artwork from exhibition after the opening is frankly rude. Especially since this artwork in particular was celebrated and well-received at the opening by Museum staff, press people and guests to the museum. I am left severely deceived by the art world and freedom of expression. The show is up until June 11.

[cover image: Arthur Desmarteaux]

Cafe Concrete 12

Here is the poster I designed for Cafe Concrete 12 [a puppet cabaret event held in Montreal]

Special help from Arthur Desmarteaux in coloring and added drawing detail.

This last edition of Cafe Concrete was held at Casa de Popolo in Montreal, May 7, 2012.

Egotrip Productions showed a new paper puppet show "Sliding South" created at IMAGO Print Studio in Moncton, NB. Video coming soon, to a youtube near you....

Le temps du rêve - Nuit Blanche [Montreal 2012]

Le temps du rêve // The 6 Trials of Picaroo

Live shadow performance with animated video projections and black light.

Presented at APRIM in the Belgo Building for Nuit Blanche - Montreal 2012.

35 audience members are enclosed by hand-printed fabric walls. The set was created at Megalo Print Studios in Australia.

Allison Moore & Arthur Desmarteaux [Egotrip Productions] 2012.

[see images of the set: MEGALO]

Special thanks to Jesse Orr for her awesome help in puppet manipulation.

Nuit Blanche - Montreal - Le temps du rêve

images: Allison Moore 2012

Here are a few photos from Le temps du rêve. Performed at ARPRIM in the Belgo building for Nuit Blanche - Montreal, 2012.

Dans le cadre de Nuit blanche à Montréal, ARPRIM invite les noctambules de tous âges à pénétrer dans une forêt enchantée habitée de créatures mystérieuses. Alliant le théâtre d’ombres et de marionnettes, Arthur Desmarteaux et Allison Moore (Egotrip Production) présentent Le temps du rêve, un spectacle immersif et surréaliste inspiré du paysage australien.

Trois représentations sont prévues à 20h, 22h et minuit. Il sera aussi possible de visiter la scène avant et après les représentations. Les places sont limitées : premiers arrivés, premiers servis. Durée : 45 minutes

Project developed in residence at Megalo Print Studios, Canberra Australia [October-December 2011]

Urban Terrarium

Video Documentation of a new video installation created at Oboro New Media Labs in Montreal. Urban Terrarium is a video assemblage combining hand-drawn animation, photo collage and live-action video to create a panoramic videoscape of a fantastical metropolis. Based on cities I have visited and translated through my imagination, it is neither a past, present or future space but a hybrid world mashed up by mass media and globalization. I combine hand-drawn illustrations with cut-out textures from photo-imagery. These elements are composited together in After Effects to create a 3 screen wide video projection as one seamless animation. Habitants are lost in the details of the metropolitan resembling ants in their terrarium farm.

Urban Terrarium // 3 screen Video Installation from Allison Moore on Vimeo.

Sound: Arthur Desmarteaux

This project was funded by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec [CALQ], and developed in residency at Oboro New Media Labs through the New Media Grant for Young Artists, in partnership with La Caisse populaire Desjardins du Mont-Royal. The final installation of Urban Terrarium was screened for the public as part of the Les journées de la culture event in Montreal on October 1, 2011.

Mosaic Website LINK

The mosaic is finally installed and permanently on display at the Children's Public Library in Point aux-trembles, Montreal, QC.

Please view this website to see more info on the project: Le grand rassemblement.

Opening Reception and Inauguration event: Sunday, October 2.

paysage de glace

Paysage de glace [excerpt from performance] - egotrip productions shadow show from Allison Moore on Vimeo.

HTMLLEs FESTIVAL // nov. 17-20 // 4001 rue Berri Montreal

image: PAPER CUT, Allison Moore 2010

My video game project, PAPER CUT, will be presented this week in Montreal, as part of the HTMlles festival. Come play!

HTML + Elles = HTMlles

Art + Technologie + Women + Society

Initiated by Studio XX in 1997, and evolving as quickly as technology itself, theHTMlles Festival is an international platform dedicated to the presentation of women’s independent media artworks from all facets of contemporary technological creation, including but not limited to: digital storytelling, cyber art, short film and video art, audio and electronic art, installation, locative media, 3D animation, game art, virtual reality, electronic publishing, design, performance and interdisciplinary practices.

The Digital Ludology Space invites you to explore imaginative worlds and playful encounters, courtesy of Digital Ludology: Studio XX’s game creation workshop initiated by Bérengère Marin-Dubuard in 2008. These unique new games will spill out into the exhibition space, beckoning you to set down the everyday world and play along. The Digital Ludology Space promises to be a provocative yet lighthearted environment devoted to exploring the playful side of digital art. The space features creative gaming contexts, unusual controllers, alternative narratives, and experimental interactions, all set to a fun retro soundtrack. Over the course of the week, we will also play host to workshops, fantasy pitches and show-and-tell sessions showcasing the creativity of our local women game creators. Come join us, as we re-invision the arcade!

[SAT]osphere

Last week I was fortunate to have a sneak peak of the new DOME construction at the [SAT] in Montreal. The Society of Arts and Technology is completely renovating their building to create a New Media arts venue, featuring an immersive video Dome that will host video/audio art projects in 360 degree surround environment. Being able to see the dome under construction was certainly inspiring and creates a lot of creative buzz in my brain. so many possibilities! We had a nice demo of a 3d blender model in action using a iphone to control your orientation in the virtual dome space. With a launch in 2011, the next year certainly promises some exciting opportunities. Thanks to Joseph Lefèvre of Mixsessions for gathering all the VJs together to have a preview.....

Htmlles And Timber Jack

Timber Jack, the video game I produced as a commissioned work at Studio XX has been selected for presentation for the Htmlles Festival in November. Nearly two years after the project was initially started, I am now digging back into the archival blender files to re-hack some fix ups and add some new elements. Yesterday I animated a BEAR! I am working again with Blender aficionado Julien Beausejour who is dedicating some time to help me with the complicated programing of the game in Python script language. Here are some of the modeling pics from this week. I am drawing the bear today to load as texture to the model, and I have a Lady Lumberjack drawn out and water-colored for a secondary character to add. More updates soon..

Projet d'art public, arrondissement de Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal /////// Public Art Project in Montreal

The Rally : a large mosaic commissioned by City of Montreal, Canada

I will be creating a large mosaic (approx. 3 x8m) which will be permanently installed in the library of Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal. This project is made in collaboration with artist Arthur Desmarteaux and should be installed in Spring 2011.

The work is a mysterious and exotic landscape where many creatures from our imagination and popular culture meet : animals, mythical and legendary creatures. It is a portayal of a mysterious ecosystem, a parallel universe. We want this work to evoke the world of childhood and magic. The themes of exoticism and circus emerge from this narrative and visually exciting peice.

We choose the medium of mosaic because it is durable, it allows to use very bright colors and lends itself well to the creation of a mural. We designed a tree where is the wedge between the two walls to create a continuity or a thread in the work.

Here are pictures of samples we did this summer along with an image of the maquette:

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Le grand rassemblement : une œuvre commandée par la Ville de Montréal

Je vais créer une mosaïque de grand format qui sera installée en permanence à la bibliothèque de l'arrondissement Pointe-aux-Trembles à Montréal. Ce projet est réalisé en collaboration avec Allison. Nous prévoyons installer l'œuvre au printemps prochain.

L’œuvre représente une jungle foisonnante où évoluent des personnages plus grands que nature et des monstres loufoques que nous inventons. Une flore exubérante de notre cru peuple ce paysage intemporel. Nous optons pour un style lumineux, vivement coloré, graphique et simplifié qui rappelle la bande dessinée, le dessin animé et les illustrations de contes de fées. Nous avons imaginé un paysage mystérieux et exotique ou se côtoie un grand nombre de créatures issues de notre imaginaire et de la culture populaire : dragons, animaux, créatures mythiques ou légendaires.

Nous voulons évoquer une atmosphère burlesque, libre, affirmant la vie. Les personnages que nous créons évoquent un univers poétique et grotesque. C’est une œuvre narrative qui se veut d’abord et avant tout amusante et qui cherche à stimuler l’imaginaire des spectateurs face au foisonnement de personnages et de plantes humanisées. Nous désirons apporter quelques moments de joie aux visiteurs des lieux grâce à notre art aux couleurs vibrantes.

L'œuvre se déploie sur deux murs d'approximativement trois par huit mètres (au total).

Voici des images des échantillons et de la maquette que nous avons fabriqués cet été.

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Projections Atelier Graff

Sky Crying, the Waves are Rising-Smile Stealers, Allison Moore 2010

Tyr receives the smile-Smile Stealers, Allison Moore 2010
I recently had a chance to screen the first 14 minutes of SMILE STEALERS. After a year of work with Jasa Baka, Gutstrings, and the Parlour Treats crew. it was nice to finally see the film come alive in the projection. A succesful night that invited active members of studio Graff to show the video art.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE SMILES TO COME!

Thank you all for coming!

[join facebook group]

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Ateliers Graff vous invitent à visionner les oeuvres en vidéo d’art de cinq de ses membres, soit Guillaume Brisson-Darveau,Thomas Corriveau, Arthur Desmarteaux (Étienne Rochon), Pascaline Knight et Allison Moore.le jeudi 22 avril de 17 h à 19 hGalerie Graff 963 rue Rachel Est à Montréal (métro Mont-Royal). L’entrée est libre et ouverte à tous.L’atelier-projections a été initié en 2009 par les Ateliers Graff dans le but d’offrir à ses membres qui explorentla vidéo d’art une plateforme pour présenter leur travail. C’est aussi une occasion de discuter de certainesproblématiques entourant la création dans un esprit de collaboration et d’échange typique des Ateliers Graff.Vous pourrez voir, au cours de cette soirée, des oeuvres accomplies et des projets expérimentaux, témoignantdes pratiques multiples des artistes en art imprimé dans un contexte actuel où l’influence des arts médiatiquesest devenue incontournable. Pour cette édition, la programmation est particulièrement orientée vers desoeuvres réalisées en vidéo d’animation, un médium qui entretient, tout comme l’art imprimé, des liens serrésavec d’autres pratiques picturales telles que le dessin, la peinture, le collage ou l’image numérique.Fondé par l’artiste Pierre Ayot en 1966, Graff est l’un des premiers regroupements d’artistes au Canada.

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EXCURSIONS SOUS LA TERRE

Grandes Desejos, Allison Moore 2009

EXCURSIONS SOUS LA TERRE

photos from the exhibition at APRIM [montreal, qc] Belgo Building, Place-des-arts

until February 20, 2010

ARPRIM
Regroupement pour la promotion de l’art imprimé
372 Sainte-Catherine Ouest, espace 426, Montréal
514 525-2621
info@arprim.org
www.arprim.org

APRIM

Excursions sous la terre

design by Arthur Desmarteaux

Design by Valerie Sury

Design by Allison Moore

ARTHUR DESMARTEAUX has put together a great show of screenprinted works.

I will be showing my new dry points I produced in Belem, Brasil last month.

Also in the show are JULIE DOUCET , Seripop, LE DERNIER CRI, JACYNTHE LORANGER, Dominique Pétrin, JESSE PURCELL, VALÉRIE SURY, PASCALINE KNIGHT, CAROLINE SURY and HENRIETTE VALIUM.

At ARPRIM 372, Sainte-Catherine O. #426 Show runs from January 16th to February 20th 2010 Opening Reception : January 16th from 3-6

RSVP ON FACEBOOK.