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Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology
Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

Thursday, August 21, 2025
10:00 am_6:00 pm

Quartier des Spectacles

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85$

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Day 2 of MUTEK Forum 2025 explores Future Interfaces, focusing on how transformative technologies are reshaping creative expression across disciplines. From quantum computing to machine learning, gaming to open-source technology, this day invites bold, interdisciplinary visions of resilience, reciprocity, and radical possibility.

British synth innovator James Holden introduces Benny, a new live-focused open-source music software. Meanwhile, Oglála Lakȟóta performance artist Suzanne Kite presents work from the Wíhanble S’a Pod as part of the Abundant Intelligences program, sharing projects that translate Lakȟóta epistemologies into responsive artworks. She will also perform an excerpt from Wičhíŋčala Sákowin, a cosmological soundwork rooted in Indigenous story, stars, and ceremony.

In partnership with the Machine Agencies Research Group, Machinic Encounters—an exhibition presented by Milieux, Applied AI, and the Hexagram Network—spotlights student-led projects that challenge utilitarian views of AI. These works instead embrace glitch, care, play, and the poetic potential of human-machine collaboration.

Celebrating the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, a special series of distinct talks presented by Institut en sciences et génie quantique de l’ÉTS explores how quantum principles can be translated into thought-provoking artistic expressions. Encounter a keynote on non-binary futurisms by quantum art pioneer Libby Heaney, a roundtable on emerging quantum musical aesthetics, and a live performance-talk on Quantum Music by MOTH and ILĀ (co-founder of Trans Voices), exploring how quantum machine learning can be used in musical composition.

Gaming and play take center stage as technologies of worldbuilding, accessibility, and creative methodology. Highlights include a lecture-performance by Alice Bucknell on ecological simulation in gaming, project presentations by students from Collège LaSalle (LCI Education) and a spotlight on Game Changer, a new study by Club Sexu examining how gender and intimacy are represented—and contested—in Montréal’s gaming industry.

Two Indigenous-led games, Katsi’noniowá:nen – The Flying Head by Kahentawaks Tiewshaw and Orange Pekoe by Vanessa Racine, offer alternate modes of storytelling, resistance, and language revitalization through interactive media. A case study on in-game photography will be presented by Ubisoft’s Jean Guesdon, Director of Strategic Visualization.

Day 2 also brings music into focus with a masterclass by Lexis (Music Is My Sanctuary/Cult Studio) for musicians on aligning creative authenticity with commercial work as an artist, and a collaborative workshop with Machìna and Nicola Cruz at DASA, revealing creative methodologies at the intersection of sound and production.

Finally, Computational Witchcraft Sleepover, presented by Abundant Intelligences, conjures queer-feminist ritual through a playful workshop blending games, digital altars, data magic, and collective storytelling. Participants explore alternative forms of machinic intimacy and connection—between humans, algorithms, and the unseen.

Alice BucknellUS

Alice Bucknell Alice Bucknell

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Catherine LejeuneCA/QC

Université du Québec à Montréal
Catherine Lejeune Catherine Lejeune

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Ceyda YolgörmezCA

Abundant Intelligences
Ceyda Yolgörmez Ceyda Yolgörmez

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Connor CookCA/QC

Next-Generation Cities Institute
Connor Cook Connor Cook

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

France JobinCA/QC

France Jobin France Jobin

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

François LespinasseCA/QC

Machine Agencies
François Lespinasse François Lespinasse

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

George KerasiasCA/QC

Machine Agencies
George Kerasias George Kerasias

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Harry KumarUK

MOTH
Harry Kumar Harry Kumar

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Héli Hontoy-MajorCA/QC

Héli Hontoy-Major Héli Hontoy-Major

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Ilā KamalagharanUK

Ilā Kamalagharan Ilā Kamalagharan

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

James HoldenUK

James Holden James Holden

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Jean GuesdonCA/QC

Ubisoft
Jean Guesdon Jean Guesdon

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Jihane MossalimCA/QC

Machine Agencies
Jihane Mossalim Jihane Mossalim

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Jon YuCA/QC

MYTHOLOGI
Jon Yu Jon Yu

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Justine Lahaie-GagnonCA/QC

Club Sexu
Justine Lahaie-Gagnon Justine Lahaie-Gagnon

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Kahentawaks TiewishawCA/QC

Revital Software
Kahentawaks Tiewishaw Kahentawaks Tiewishaw

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Kristian NorthCA/QC

Kristian North Kristian North

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Léa SéguinCA/QC

Université du Québec à Montréal
Léa Séguin Léa Séguin

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

LexisCA/QC

Music Is My Sanctuary | Cult Studio
Lexis Lexis

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Libby HeaneyUK

Libby Heaney Libby Heaney

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Louis BarbierCA/QC

Machine Agencies
Louis Barbier Louis Barbier

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Lydia GravelineCA/QC

Lydia Graveline Lydia Graveline

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

machìnaKR/JP

machìna machìna

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Migueltzinta SolísUS/CA

House of -tzintlán
Migueltzinta Solís Migueltzinta Solís

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Mike CassidyUS/CA

Machine Agencies
Mike Cassidy Mike Cassidy

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Nata PavlikCA/QC

Machine Agencies
Nata Pavlik Nata Pavlik

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Nicola CruzEC

Nicola Cruz Nicola Cruz

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Olivier Cardinal-LandonCA/QC

École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
Olivier Cardinal-Landon Olivier Cardinal-Landon

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Poki ChanCA/QC

Machine Agencies
Poki Chan Poki Chan

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Sebastián Duque MesaCO

Sebastián Duque Mesa Sebastián Duque Mesa

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Suzanne KiteUS

Wihanble S’a Center: Abundant Intelligences
Suzanne Kite Suzanne Kite

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug

Vanessa RacineCA/QC

Vanessa Racine Vanessa Racine

Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

21 Aug
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Day 2 | Future Interfaces: Technology

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10:00 am_6:00 pm

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85$

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Aimee Li - Encode CanadaCA/QC
Anna Zhou - Encode CanadaCA/QC
Ash FureUS
Austin Robey - SubvertUS
Cristóbal Tapia de VeerCL/QC
Joseph Whi-Ming - Encode CanadaCA/QC
Kanika Singh Pundir - Encode CanadaCA/QC
Liz PellyUS
Madame GandhiUS
Marc-Olivier Ducharme - SporoboleCA/QC
Matthew BiedermanCA/QC
Maurice Jones - MUTEK | Concordia UniversityDE/CA
McKenzie Wark - The New SchoolAU/US
Peggy Hogan - Next Door RecordsCA/QC
Pía Baltazar - Société des arts technologiquesFR/QC
Portrait XO - SO LAB X | Sound ObsessedUS/DE
Roberto Concepcion - Encode CanadaPH/QC
Salome Asega - NEW INC, New MuseumUS
Simon Hudson - BottoCA/QC
Sophie Potvin - Encode CanadaCA/QC
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