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The performance videos were created during a series of workshops conducted under the supervision of Jonathon Anderson at Ryerson University's Creative School (Toronto, ON). The pieces invite the viewer to see the machine not as a commodity but rather as a friend—one who has the power to act and evolve in concert with the human being.

These monster-machines, with unforgivable tentacles, perform choreographic movements with surgical precision. In unison, they strum, alter the performer's voice on pedals, and document the scene. The inherent danger in this dance of death where a single error in coordination can lead to a fatal accident allows KROY and her team to touch the sublime. It is amongst machines that she finds comfort and can fully vibrate.

In this co-creation relationship, KROY enters into a symbiosis with the robots surrounding her. Something vital and mortal emerges from these bodies as cold and lifeless as that of the robotic arm. In ANIMACHINA, KROY tames the beast, emancipating machines from their modern alienation and infusing them, perhaps, with a soul.

—Raphaëlle Cormier, Author

KROY is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary artist.

Described as a visionary, her soaring voice and bold pop explorations have garnered praise from Rolling Stone, Nylon, FADER, Complex, Noisey and more.

In recent years, KROY has lent her vocals and lyrics to producers Apashe, Qrion, and Felix Cartal and scoring for film.

She returns to unveil the fruits of her lyrical and musical obsessions in a new hyper-infused era. KROY, still macabre-oriented, features new dark pop melodies that sometimes veer towards country goth-inspired by love, death, robots, space, and the deep ocean.

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