1 Drop 1000 Years
Martin Messier (QC/CA)
PRACTICAL INFO :
Grand Plateau
Friche la Belle de Mai
7 nov. 2024 : 7pm, 9.30pm
Duration: 30 min
Free on reservation
Homeostasis is a fundamental process for the balance of life. By allowing an organism to maintain an appropriate temperature according to the conditions in which it evolves, it is both a symbol of adaptation and durability. In 2022, curator Jaehoon Bang asked Martin Messier to reflect on this phenomenon through the creation of an original performance.
The Global Conveyor Belt is a huge ocean stream called the thermohaline loop, it stirs up the waters of the five oceans and conveys heat on a global scale. Carried by the currents of this deep circulation loop, a drop of water crosses the globe in less than a thousand years and, in so doing, sculpts the world: with it travels nutrients, heat and animals, thus regulating the entire climate and ecosystems of our planet. We know for sure that this current has been slowing down abnormally for more than 200 years because of human activity, and if this deregulation
A Quebec vitrine co-produced with Molior, with the support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec.
Artistes
Martin Messier (QC-CA)
For over fifteen years, Martin Messier has been creating works that combine sound art, light, robotics and video. In the form of performances and installations, his creations bring the presence of the body to the fore.
After studying composition at the Université de Montréal, he turned to an experimental sound practice that integrates the video image. He soon began creating performative audiovisual devices that call into question everyday objects and the sound potential of materials.
His productions have been presented in some fifty countries and have earned him numerous awards and nominations, including the World OMOSIROI Award in Japan in 2018 and, in 2021, 2nd prize at the Athens Digital Arts Festival.
Credits and mentions
Director, performance, lighting and music: Martin Messier.
Curator: Jae Bang.
Production: 14 lieux, Inscape, Mutek.
Creative and technical coordination assistant: Lilian Guiran.
External consultants: Nathanaël Lécaudé (Electronics), Joseph Battesti (Engineering).
Development Manager: Abigaëlle Parisé.
With the support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des Arts de Montréal.