B/R/T: The Inhabited Body at Groupe Molior, Montreal

3520, rue St-Jacques, Montreal

November 1 to December 2, 2007

Three sound artworks by Montreal artists bring technology together with an exploration of body experience.

Jane Tingley, Cleanroom. Image: concordia.ca

Peripheral Response is a network of cords spread around the room that aims to reflect the body’s central nervous system. As visitors walk through the network, like the skin’s response, the network throbs, tapping the ground in step with the pulses of the visitor, stimulated by his or her presence.

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Natascha Roussel, Organisme. Image: arborescence.org

Take off your Legs by Natacha Roussel is an interactive installation that involves suspended mechanical legs. Spectators are asked to activate the legs and interact with them by walking on a module.

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Ingrid Bachmann, Symphony for 54 Shoes (Distant Echoes). Image: concordia.ca

The strongest work looks to be Symphony for 54 Shoes (Distant Echoes) by Ingrid Bachmann, which involves 27 pairs of shoes on stage, dancing and moving independently from each other. While perhaps less sombre, it echoes a tradition of ‘ghost’ works by artists including sculptor Rachel Whiteread, Christian Boltanski and Polish theatre & installation artist Jozef Szajna.

Christian Boltanski, Sans-Souci, 1991. Image: artnet.com

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A sculpture by Rachel Whiteread. Image: citizen.com

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