Fondé et dirigé par Phoebe Greenberg à Montréal, PHI est un pôle artistique multidisciplinaire situé au croisement de l’art, du film, de la musique, du design et de la technologie. Tourné vers l’art et les publics de demain, l’organisme couvre le spectre des idées radicales en misant sur l’expérience collective, la responsabilité sociale et la participation de l’auditoire.

PHI englobe le Centre PHI, le Studio PHI, des programmes d’artistes en résidence et la Fondation PHI pour l’art contemporain. Grâce à une programmation éclectique et une prédilection pour la création de contenus, PHI favorise les rencontres imprévues entre artistes et publics.

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Relations publiques:
Myriam Achard
Chef, partenariats nouveaux médias et RP
Tel.: 514 779-8868 • machard@phi.ca

• The Book of Distance by Randall Okita. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada

Canada, 2020, Virtual Reality, 25 minutes

1935. Yonezo Okita left his home in Hiroshima, Japan, and began a new life in Canada. Three generations later, his grandson, artist Randall Okita, leads us on an interactive virtual pilgrimage through the emotional geography of immigration and family to recover what was lost.

*Winner - Horizon Prize, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montréal

• ASTERIA, collection of 8 works by Marcella Grimaux (Noisy Head Studio). Produced by Catherine Simard (La maison fauve) et Alexandre Barrette (Fury Studio)

Canada, 2020, Virtual Reality, 7-13 minutes by work

What if we could be transported, virtually, into the oneiric world of artists and composers that deeply resonate with us? ASTERIA brings together 5 musical artists—FouKi, Vincent Vallières, Alexandra Stréliski, Daniel Bélanger, and Dominique Fils-Aimé—over 8 different works in virtual reality.

Music by Daniel Bélanger, FouKi, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Alexandra Stréliski and Vincent Vallières

• Composition by Vincent Morisset, Caroline Robert and Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit (Studio AATOAA). In collaboration with Vlooper. A project developed during an artist residency with the PHI Studio

Canada, 2021, Installation, 6 minutes

By manipulating cubes on the table, Composition becomes at the same time a world, a sculpture, an instrument, and a multi-handed dance.

*World premiere

• Breathe by Diego Galafassi. Produced by Fasad, Crimes of Curiosity and PHI Studio. A project developed during an artist residency with the PHI Studio

Canada, USA, Sweden, 2019, Installation, 12 minutes

Breathe is a mixed-reality artwork that, using biometric sensors, interprets the participants’ body movement, gestures, and respiration to immerse them in a story of the air. 

*Canadian premiere

• Space Explorers: The ISS Experience - Episode 1: Adapt by Felix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphael (Felix & Paul Studios)

Canada, 2019, Virtual Reality, 29 minutes

The largest production ever filmed in space, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience is an epic four-part immersive series that invites you to join eight astronauts on life-changing missions aboard the International Space Station.

Produced with the collaboration of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, NASA, Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities.

*Winner Monolith Award for "IVA Space Camera", Infinity Festival, 2019

• Acqua Alta - Crossing the Mirror by Adrien M & Claire B

France, 2019, Augmented pop-up book, 15 minutes

Presented with the support of the Consulate General of France in Quebec

Looking through a tablet or a smartphone, the ten double-pages of the book Acqua Alta — Crossing the mirror become the stage for a short dance performance. The experience is at the crossroads of theatre, dance, comic book, animated film and “artsy” video game.

To buy a ticket, click here.

Founded and directed by Phoebe Greenberg and based in Montreal, Canada, PHI is a multidisciplinary organization positioned at the intersection of art, film, music, design and technology. Offering a panoramic perspective of radical ideas focused on collective experience, social impact, and audience interactivity, PHI is committed to future generations of art consumption.

PHI consists of the PHI Centre, PHI Studio, artist-in-residence programs, and PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art. Through eclectic programming and a strong emphasis on content creation, PHI fosters unexpected encounters between artists and audiences.

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Public relations:
Myriam Achard
Chief, New Media Partnerships and PR
Tel.: 514 779-8868 • machard@phi.ca