THE 12th EDITION OF SIGHT+SOUND FESTIVAL :
DANCING WHILE WAITING (FOR THE END OF THE WORLD)
The International Digital Art Festival will be held from October 26th to 30th, 2022
1 exhibition // 3 performances nights // 30+ artists
Curated by Nathalie Bachand and Sarah Ève Tousignant
Featuring : Santiago Tamayo Soler [CA-QC] – Max Lester [CA-ON/QC] – Marie-Ève Levasseur [CA-QC] – Faith Holland [US] – MSHR [US] – Florence To [DE] – Rehab Hazgui [TN] – Sabrina Ratté + Roger Tellier Craig [CA-QC] – she.PHASE + Golpesar [CA-QC] – Hazy Montagne Mystique, Pulsatilla & Guillaume Vallée[CA-QC]
Since 2009, the SIGHT+SOUND Festival has showcased outstanding and critical works of digital art from around the globe. After a successful, yet 100% web-based 2021 edition, the festival is making its return entirely in person. For this 12th edition, SIGHT+SOUND is spreading out more than ever throughout Montreal. From the north-west to the south-east of the island, the festival route includes venues located within walking distance on each side of the Saint-Laurent boulevard. This is one of the most ambitious and exciting editions of the festival ever produced by Eastern Bloc.
SIGHT+SOUND’s 2022 programming has three core elements: a public exhibition, daily panels and workshops, and our famous late-night sound and art performances. The performances, workshops, and panels run from October 27th to 30th, while the exhibition will open with the festival launch on October 26th and runs up until November 12th. This edition’s one of a kind and decentralized programming offers a unique and electrifying way to celebrate the Halloween weekend.
The lineup for SIGHT+SOUND 2022: Dancing While Waiting (for the End of the World) was conceived and thoughtfully designed by guest renowned curators Nathalie Bachand and Sarah Ève Tousignant.
Bringing together works that play on a duality between festive and critical dimensions—whether they be performances, installations, augmented reality, sound or video works, Dancing While Waiting (For the End of the World) brings together proposals exploring the idea of reappropriating the social space that has been undermined over the past two years. If the hazards of our world and its occasional catastrophes can weaken what we take for granted, we can nevertheless take a step aside, then another, review the sequence and reshape the movement, rethink the choreography that is ours—dance again the existence together and participate in the movement of the world.
FREE ADMISSION EXHIBITION
As part of this edition, the Eastern Bloc gallery will house a multi-sensorial, digital art exhibition featuring; Installations by Max Lester [CA-ON/QC], Faith Holland [US] , Johanna Bruckner [CH] and Pascale Leblanc-Lavigne [CA/QC]; virtual reality and augmented reality works by Marie-Ève Levasseur [CA-QC] and Elisa Gleize & Thomas Lopez [CH]; and a video program regrouping works by S4RA (alias for Sandra Araújo) [PT], Lanéya Billingsley (aka Billie0cean)[US], Raphaël Moreira Gonçalves [FR] , Steven Sych [CA-QC] and Santiago Tamayo Soler [CA-QC]
Opening hours during the Festival: 12-8 pm (27th, 28th), 12-9 pm (29th), 12-6 pm (30th)
Opening hours Oct. 31st – Nov 12th: 12-5pm (sun-mon-tues-wed) & 12 – 7pm (thurs-fri-sat)
@ the Eastern Bloc Gallery, 53-55 de Louvain O, Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang / Montréal, H2N 1A4
PERFORMANCES NIGHTS
Eastern Bloc is known in the artistic field for the quality and originality of its sound performances. With no surprises, October 27th to October 30th, 2022 will offer nightly live sound events featuring performances and new original collaborations by artists such as MSHR [US] Florence To [DE] Rehab Hazgui [TN] Sabrina Ratté + Roger TellierCraig [CA-QC] she.PHASE + Golpesar [CA-QC] Hazy Montagne Mystique, Pulsatilla, & Guillaume Vallée [CA-QC].
The artists’ performances will take place from 8-11 PM from Thursday to Saturday, at multiple locations around Montréal, including White Wall Studio, and WIP.
Attendees can register by purchasing our affordable event pass or some single-night tickets*.
*Special offers and discounts available for groups, and thought partners’ affiliated codes or original combo offers to be announced soon.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
Following the last artistic performances evening, Saturday, October 29th will feature DJs sets lasting until the early hours of the morning under a pay-what-you-can formula, marking the final major event of this festival edition with even more dancing.
Furthermore, attendees will be able to bring their own t-shirt or tote bag to our heat-press stations to be printed with some festival-themed designs or purchase limited series merchandise.
*Heat print stations will be available at all performances evenings and locations.
PANELS AND WORKSHOPS
From October 27th to October 30th, 2022 a series of free panels and workshops will be offered across our Montreal venues.
