Sight & Sound, the Committed Festival

The Sight & Sound International Digital Art Festival is in^full swing until May 24. At the heart of Printemps numérique, the seventh edition explores the question of the hyperlocal that crosses borders. Sight & Sound likes to do things differently. The festival presents works that are engaged, experimental and often critical. Its program brings together artists who explore sound, machines, bodies, networks and the social effects of technology. The hyperlocal theme asks how a place, a community or a neighbourhood can resonate beyond its immediate borders. Presentedby Eastern Bloc, Sight & Sound stands alongside other

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 major Montréal digital-art events

such as ELEKTRA and

MUTEK while keeping its own identity. It offers performances, installations and

encounters  in which art becomes a way to question technological culture. The program includes works by artists such as Tim Linhart, Myriam Bleau and Phillip Stearns,

among others. Some pieces use sound devices, others  glass, drones or networked systems. Together they show how digital practices can

be both poetic and political. By focusing on engagement and experimentation, Sight & Sound confirms the vitality of Montréal’s independent digital-art scene.