Building on its global reputation, PHI has been invited by Immerse, a renowned international collaborative publication committed to exploring and showcasing emerging nonfiction projects, to take over the creation of its October 2020 issue– collaborating on its ideation all the way to its content production.
An initiative of the MIT Open DocLab and The Fledgling Fund, and supported by Just Films | Ford Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation, Immerse offers critical discussions on the many creative, ethical and social issues related to emerging interactive media and new forms of nonfiction storytelling.
As PHI has always championed the need for collaborative conversations around art, new modes of communication and innovative immersive experiences, this invitation further underscores a shared vision and initiative. The recent turmoil impacting the global cultural sphere reinforces the importance of eliciting a dialogue to better envision the future.
As guest editor, PHI asked its team to take a critical look at the initiatives developed in recent months. Key collaborators also participate in a global reflection on the future of the arts. The October issue, Emergence, promises to address current topics around immersive technology, which has been called upon to play a pivotal role in the ability of artists and institutions to create meaningful connections with and between a distanced audience.
Four themes x to explore
Building on Experience: x x x x x 2020
In this first article, Phoebe Greenberg, founder and director of PHI, outlines the underlying motivations that helped form the creation of programming adapted to the exceptional context of the pandemic.
“Dedicated to the exploration of arts and exchange of ideas, we embrace the unknown, we experiment, and we take risks”
Moving Towards, x x x x x x x Moving Between
An essay on the horizontal approach to creation, studying the concept of artist residencies through artist Diego Galafassi’s Breathe installation, produced in collaboration with PHI Studio, as well as the Parallel Lines virtual artist residency, produced in collaboration with the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art.
Glitch x x x x x x as Wormhole
How can digital technology be used to humanize artistic exchanges in a global context? This question is explored through the PHI_portal, an immersive public art installation presented at the PHI Centre in partnership with Shared_Studios.
The Diffusion of XR x x and the x x New Digital Paradigms
PHI Studio invited Michel Reilhac, curator for the Venice VR (from La Biennale di Venezia) to participate in a reflection on the needed transformation in the dissemination of immersive art.
“LARPing because it is the highest level of immersive fiction experiences”
The October issue of Immerse
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Parallel Lines — Digital Exhibition ↗
Until Feb 17
This first digital exhibition of Parallel Lines brings together the proposals of the ten candidates
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Séances by Guy Maddin
Jul 4 → Jul 20
The celebrated Manitoba director shoots 12 films in 13 days with local actors in front of a live audience
Arthur H
Jan 29 → Feb 2
Arthur H records <em>La construction d’un rêve</em>, in collaboration with the Consulat général de France in Quebec, Espace.mu, Mystic Rumba and FRIMAS2014, at the PHI Centre
YINKA SHONIBARE MBE: PIÈCES DE RESISTANCE ↗
Apr 29 → Sep 20
Shonibare has become known worldwide for his use of Dutch-wax fabric as a conceptual and formal device in all of his work.
IMAGINE BRAZIL ↗
Nov 7 → Mar 13
DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art is pleased to present <em>IMAGINE BRAZIL</em>, a major exhibition of contemporary art from Brazil.
Anthropophagic Thinking: an aesthetic of appropriation and absorption for Brazilian contemporary art
- Learning ,
- Contemporary Art
JOAN JONAS: FROM AWAY ↗
Apr 28 → Sep 18
This first retrospective in Canada devoted to the American multi-media artist Joan Jonas (b. 1936) will give insight into the artist’s œuvre, spanning over five decades.