La chambre des machines was born of a desire to return to the physical world in a world where digital tools are omnipresent. The performance, imagined by Martin Messier in collaboration with Nicolas Bernier, also makes reference to intonarumoris, sound machines built by Italian Futurists such as Luigi Russolo in the early 20th century.
Machines made of gears and cranks are manipulated to produce a sound construction at the crossroads of acoustics and electronics. Immersed in surround sound, audiences discover the interaction between mechanical and synthetic sound. Thanks to specially adapted programming, digital processing expands the sound palette of the machines.
La chambre des machines is a subtle tribute to sound creation and a reminder of the historicity of media: just like today's computers, these machines contained mysterious mechanisms.
audio visual programming
nicolas bernier & martin messier
machines
alexandre landry
video footage
fou malade