Véro Marengère

Canada

Véro Marengère, an audiovisual artist residing and working in Montréal/tiohtià:ke, traverses the realms of video art, 3D modeling, audiovisual performance, and experimental music. Her artistic exploration revolves around the interplay of hybrid forms of existence and our connection with the virtual dimensions of life. Marengère's creative process is boundlessly open, driven by intuition and invocation, allowing her to imbue profound meanings beneath a veneer of aesthetic naïveté. Originally recognized as a sound artist following her studies in digital music, Véro Marengère seamlessly transitioned to audiovisuality as her primary medium. Whether expressing herself through music or visuals, her concepts increasingly gravitate towards the figurative, the esoteric, and the vividly hued. Captivated by the transformative potential of the arts, she remains dedicated to serving the indigenous community of tiohtià:ke, a commitment that significantly influences her artistic stance.


Her artistic endeavors have graced prestigious venues such as the Centre Phi, Mutek, Soundimage (UK), Off Festival Jazz, Akousma, MAPP Mmontréal, POP Montréal, Lumifest, La Cinémathèque Québécoise, CMMAS (ME), NAISA (ON), and Cafe Oto (UK).


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Hydra

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Hydra is a 3D video artwork that evokes the quiet strength of plant beings and questions our tendency to oppose the social constructs of the natural and the artificial. In this meditative and benevolent 3D alter-world, plants explore the ambiguity of their own identity. It is made with photogrammetry, scanning and 3D modeling. The sounds are exclusively made from granular synthesis and voice synthesis via supercollider.


Hydra was premiered at Sound/Image festival (UK) and was presented as a projection mapping for the Lumifest festival (CA). It has won the Canadian electroacoustic community’s JTTP 4th annual prize and the Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux award in 2022.

technique

3d

format

landscape

duration

05:50

year

2022

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