<i>INVISIBLE PRESENCES</i>
MAC at Place Ville Marie
Louis-Philippe Eno, Sans titre, 2008. Vidéogramme, 57 s, 2/2. Collection Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. Achat, grâce à une subvention spéciale de Télé Québec.

INVISIBLE PRESENCES

MAC x KADIST Projections

Join the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, KADIST, and the GEM Lab for a screening of artists’ films and videos featuring ghost stories and the historical narratives that continually haunt us. History rarely stays in the past; it lingers, spectral, an invisible force that shapes, disrupts, and possesses (and sometimes exorcises) the present. With selections from the collections of the MAC, KADIST, and beyond, this series of essay-films, archival reconstructions, and animations draws on archival footage, semi-fictional narratives, and personal experiences to summon up these visible and invisible presences.

With videos by Patrick Bernatchez, Yin-Ju Chen, Stephanie Comilang, Louis-Philippe Eno, Miljohn Ruperto, Wu Tsang, Paras Vijan and Bo Wang.

Curators :
Mojeanne Behzadi, curator, MAC
Marie Martraire, director of the collection, KADIST

Tuesday, October 6, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Projection seule
Ticket: $5

Friday, October 9, from 5 :30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The projection will be followed by a Q&A with the curators.
Includes two drinks (cocktail, wine or non-alcoholic beverage).
Ticket: $20
For ages 18 and older

This video program is co-organized by MAC and KADIST, in collaboration with the Global Emergent Media Lab

About KADIST

KADIST is a non-profit contemporary art organization that believes artists make an important contribution to a progressive society through their artwork, which often addresses key issues relevant to the present day. Dedicated to exhibiting the work of artists—from more than one hundred countries—represented in its collection, KADIST affirms contemporary art’s role within social discourse, and facilitates new connections across cultures. With a hub in Paris and staff and advisors on five continents, KADIST organizes exhibitions, physical and online programs, and hosts residencies. KADIST stays apprised of developments in contemporary art via a global advisor network, and develops collaborations internationally, including with leading museums, fostering vibrant conversations about contemporary art and society.

This screening is part of Double Takes, a program initiated by KADIST in 2023 and developed in collaboration with international partners. Drawing on KADIST’s video collection, it features screenings, conversations, and artistic programs that place artists’ perspectives at the heart of contemporary issues. Source : KADIST.

About GEM Lab

The Global Emergent Media (GEM) Lab is a unique research platform centered on the critical study of global new media. GEM projects examine emergent media forms and practices in a global context, and address the pressing need to broaden our understandings of media and globalization beyond dominant Western contexts and epistemologies. Key areas of focus include: Asian Media and Modernities; Video Cultures; Media and Migration; Global Smart Technologies; Internet Television and Videographic Research Methods, among many other collaborative projects. Sign up for our mailing list on www.globalemergentmedia.com 

This program is part of a multi-year research project examining the shifting aesthetics, practices, and technologies of video/art across the Asia Pacific. Led by the GEM Lab and the University of Hong Kong with additional partners, the project includes a publication and a series of public lectures, screenings, and interdisciplinary workshops connecting academic researchers and creative practitioners across Montreal and Hong Kong. Source : GEM Lab.