A/VISIONS 1, Where Creators Embody God

MUTEK presented a  seriesof performances on May 29, 2015 during A/VISIONS 1 at the luxurious Théâtre Maisonneuve. The

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Metametric presented Omnis.Mathieu Le Sourd, known as Maotik, is a digital visual artist, while Jean-François Pedno, known as Metametric, is a musician and producer. Together they delivered a performance of uncommon synchronicity, one using algorithms to generate visuals and the other working with a generative audiovisual system. Renowned multidisciplinary artist

Hiroaki

Umeda followed with Split Flow and Holistic Strata, two striking and atypical choreographies immersed in an experimental electronic soundtrack. Omnis was a powerful audiovisual experience. Between laser-like visuals, rhythm, sound, movement and abstraction, the performance suggested the creation of a

 world

in real time. The artists seemed to manipulate digital matter like a living environment, turning code and sound into a

Hiroaki Umeda’s works pushed the experience further by placing the body at the centre of an intense relationship between light, sound and perception. The choreography did

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simply accompany the visuals; it seemed to embody them. The dancer became a point of energy inside a storm of digital signals. A/VISIONS 1 offered a moment where creators appeared almost godlike, shaping universes made of light, sound and motion. The evening confirmed MUTEK’s ability to present demanding, immersive and spectacular forms of digital performance.