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light, sweet, cold, dark, crude (LSCDC)

Submitted by Gisèle Trudel
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Process-oriented and informal in nature, the research and production of light, sweet, cold, dark, crude (LSCDC) takes form as a cycle of audiovisual microevents (2006-09) that includes immersive sound, moving image, drawing and light and that is informed by the transformations of waste water in various states of composition, decomposition and recomposition. The source material and catalysts for this unfolding artwork include: the Eco-Machine™ system, pioneered by biologist and ecologist Dr. John Todd, and installed in the rest area of Sharon, Vermont, in the United States; and the Station d'épuration des eaux usées, the industrial-scaled municipal wastewater filtration plant that serves the Island of Montreal, Québec. This project also finds inspiration in the concept of “transduction” as defined by French philosopher Gilbert Simondon (1928-1989), whereby nature, information, and technology are inextricably linked. Playing on the root meaning of “ecology,” where “eco-“ or oikos, means “home” or “dwelling” in Greek, this series was initially performed in an intimate house-like setting. (light, sweet, cold, dark, crude (LSCDC) was produced with the financial assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts and PAFARC-UQAM, as well as with the collaboration of Hexagram-UQAM and Sennheiser Canada.)

The conference-performance is presented with the collaboration of:

  • Stéphane Claude, music and sound exploration
  • Simon Rolland, presentation assistance
  • Hexagram UQAM, Hexagram Concordia and Oboro, equipment loans

Please see the Workshop page for more details about this conference-performance at the artists' roundtable.