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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Mexican-Canadian media artist, creates platforms for public participation by using robotic lights, digital fountains, computerized surveillance, and telematic networks. Inspired by phantasmagoria, carnival, and animatronics, his interactive works are “anti-monuments for people to self-represent.” He was the first artist to represent Mexico at the 2007 Venice Biennale. His works are in collections around the world such as MoMA, Guggenheim, TATE, Reina Sofía, and Hirshhorn. Recent exhibitions include “Unstable Presence,” a mid-career retrospective co-produced by the MAC de Montreal and SFMOMA; “Common Measures,” his first solo exhibition at PACE Gallery; “Translation Island,” a 2-km parcours in Abu Dhabi, and “Unfinished Garden”, a major monographic exhibition at the Museo De Arte Moderno, Mexico City.

Phoebe Greenberg, a graduate of the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, has passionately explored movement techniques and corporeal theatre. Before returning to Montréal in the 1990s, she performed in and produced theatre across Europe. Greenberg founded Diving Horse Creations, a Montréal-based studio focused on physical performance and the exploration of stage space. In 2007, she established DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art, followed by the PHI Centre in 2012, both dedicated to promoting art and culture in Old Montréal. Notably, she conceived and produced the short film Next Floor (2007, directed by Denis Villeneuve), showcasing her artistic vision and active role in PHI Films. As PHI’s founder and director, Greenberg has championed numerous projects at the crossroads of art, cinema, music, theatre, and extended reality.