Exploring links between sound and material both living and inert, Martin Messier’s sound works are given tangible form in complex performative electromechanical and digital devices. He is interested in the motifs of the visible versus the invisible, presence versus absence, and the potential of metamorphosis through the transformation of objects and the manifestation of the imperceptible properties they possess. After studying composition at l’Université de Montréal, Messier began an experimental sound practice that integrated video images. Martin Messier’s latest works include Innervision (2019), a monumental outdoor project performed by 60 dancers, the audiovisual performance Echo Chamber, the choreographic performance Con Sordina, and the light and sound performance Elusive Matter. In 2010, he established 14 lieux, a company dedicated to producing performative and installative artworks, and has been its general and artistic director since then. He lives and works in Montreal.
