Satosphere

Wien Chiaroscuro

Name: Wien Chiaroscuro
Start: 2025-09-30T00:00:00Z
End: 2025-10-02T00:00:00Z
Location: Satosphere

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Immersive experiences

A real-time immersive 3D stroll through Vienna’s rich history, by Luc Courchesne

Vienna. To wander through it, to get lost in it; to meet its inhabitants, slip into their neighborhoods, find passageways into hidden dimensions of reality… until we understand why we came. The city’s rich history forms the backdrop for a deep dive into the experience of being.

In this immersive performance set within a 3D environment created during an artist residency, Courchesne takes us through his Viennese adventure while unveiling the creative processes and strategies he uses to transform the spectator into a wandering visitor.

This performative version of Wien Chiaroscuro accompanies an exhibition of stained-glass-like screen panels drawn from the work, presented from September 4 to October 11, 2025, at Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain [pfoac.com].

Extend the experience with an Austrian menu inspired by Viennese movie theaters: a selection of Austrian wines, Sachertorte, chocolate popcorn and pretzel mix, and mixed nuts.

Schedule

September 30, 2025 - October 2, 2025
6pm (60min)

Performance in French

Public

Ages 12 and up (at parents’ discretion)

Luc Courchesne

Luc Courchesne is a pioneer in digital creation. From interactive portraits to immersive experiences, he crafts innovative and engaging works that have earned him prestigious awards such as the Governor General’s Award in Media Arts (2021), the Paul-Émile Borduas Award (Prix du Québec, 2019), the Grand Prize of the ICC Biennale in Tokyo (1997), and an Award of Distinction from Ars Electronica (1999) in Linz, Austria. His works are included in major collections and have been presented in approximately 180 exhibitions worldwide. A graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1974 and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984, he studied under Anthony Mann, Michael Snow, and Otto Piene. He is a founding member of the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT), an honorary professor at Université de Montréal, and a lecturer at McGill University. Courchesne is Vice President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and is represented by Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain.

See his website