Biography /
Luc Courchesne

Luc Courchesne is a prominent pioneer in the digital arts field. He rapidly adopted computer technologies to create conversational video portraits. He then rendered the landscape in “panascopic” images that allowed for a visual immersion. His recent work consists of experiential devices that combine a virtual space with a horizon of human interactions, interactive immersive installations, and works exploring telepresence.

His work is regularly shown in Canada and abroad and he participated in several major events. In 1997, he was awarded the Grand Prize if the first NTT InterCommunication Center biennial in Tokyo, and in 1999 the Award of distinction in the Interactive art category of the Prix Ars Electronica in Linz, Autria. Molior presented his work at eARTS BEYOND: Shanghai International Gallery Exhibition of Media Art (Shanghai) in 2009 and at SYNTHETIC TIMES - Media Art China 2008, at the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), Beijing in 2008.

An honorary professor at Université de Montréal, Luc Courchesne is also a founding member of the Society for Arts and Technology, co-director of the SAT | Metalab and a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He is represented by Pierre-François Ouellette Art Contemporain.

His works are included in private collections and those of several public institutions, in particular the National Gallery of Canada, which acquired one of his interactive installations.