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Curriculum Vitae, SIMON LAROCHE

SCHOLARSHIP

2003 École d'été des Sciences Cognitives, Montreal. 2002-2003 Independent studies in philosophy and cognitive sciences, UQAM. 2001-2005 Research assistant, Hexagram, Concordia, Montreal. 2000-2002 Master of Interactive Media - research and production, UQAM. Foundation scholar from la Formation des Chercheurs et l'Aide à la Recherche (FCAR) 1997-2000 Bachelor of Communication, Multimedia, UQAM. 1995-1996 DEC in Arts and Letters, Cégep Lionel-Groulx.

WORKS PRESENTED

2007 [juin] sound and robotics performance with the Popcore collective, Artspace, Peterborough, Ontario. 2007 [mai] sound and robotics performance with the Popcore collective, SAT, Montréal. 2007 [mar.] sound and robotics performance for Robocoop, event organised by Elektra for La Nuit Blanche of the Festival Montreal en Lumiere, at Usine C, Montreal. 2006 [nov] sound and robotics performance for Decode, event organised by Dare-Dare, at Divan Orange, Montreal, with the Popcore collective. 2006 [sep.] Ascension Dissension, sound, video and body art performance, Rencontres Internationale de l’Art de Performance, Rouje, Québec, with Etienne Grenier and David Lemieux, with catalogue. 2006 [july] Perversely Interactive System, interactive video installation, 3rd Beijing International New Media Art Festival, Beijing, China, with Lynn Hughes, with catalogue. 2006 [june] TheLab – Off the Wall, interactive video installation presented at Off The Wall, Tisch School of The Arts, New York, USA, with The Lab. 2006 [may] SouthSide Connection & Tennessee Noise Trial, sound performance presented with Popcore, at the Société des Arts Technologiques’s Mixsession, Montreal. 2006 [may] Perversely Interactive System, interactive video installation, 24 Heures des sciences, Hexagram, UQAM, Montreal, with L. H. 2006 [feb.] performance at Share, collaborative jam sessions, presented for la Nuit Blanche of the Montréal en Lumière festival, Foyer Jean Gascon de la Place des Arts, Montreal. 2006 [feb.] participation à Share, performance sonore et visuelle collaborative (Jam sessions), dans le cadre de la Nuit Blanche du festival Montréal en Lumières, Foyer Jean Gascon de la Place des Arts, Montréal. 2006 [jan] Perversely Interactive System, interactive video installation, Woodstreet gallery, Pittsburgh USA, with L. H., with catalogue. 2005 [nov] Répétition pour la fin du Monde, interactive robotics and audio performance, Hipersonica (FILE), Sao Paulo, with Etienne Grenier and David Lemieux, with catalogue.

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2005 [nov] Perversely Interactive System, interactive video installation, Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, with L. H. 2005 [oct] Transmission Sao Paulo, FILE, Sao Paulo, with Stephen Dirkes and Peter Bill, with catalogue. 2005 [may] LabTest 42nd Street, video and robotics installation, Chashama Galery, New York, with S.D. and P.B. 2003-2005 Perversely Interactive System, interactive video installation, Dare- Dare, Montreal, FILE, Sao Paulo, with L. H., with catalogue. Produced under the research program of Interstices (Hexagram). 2004 Répétition pour la fin du Monde, interactive performance, le Lieu, Quebec, with E.G. and D.L. 2004 Avatard, interactive video and robotics installation, Digifest, Toronto, with E. G. and David Lemieux, with catalogue. 2003 Spamspasmes, audio, video, robotics and body art performance, Elektra festival, Montreal, with E.G, with catalogue. 2003 Corpus Delicti, audio, video, robotics and body art performance, S.A.T, Montreal, with E.G and skerzo16. 2002 Buffet Vivant, robotics and video installation, FCMM, Montreal, with E.G. and Thomas Fredericks. 2001 Symbiosis Mechanossossis, video, Kino02, Montreal, with T.F. Presented at the 12th International Festival of Video, Casablanca, Maroc. 2001 Novembre2001, Estidecule, videos, Kino02, Montreal, with T.F.

SPECIAL COLLABORATIONS

2007 Walking City, interactive dresses by Ying Gao. Presented at Diagonal (Montreal) and SIGGRAPH (San Diego, USA). Interactivity Design Consultant. 2007 Moderator-Commissioner for Robocoop, event organised by Elektra for La Nuit Blanche of the Festival Montreal en Lumiere, at Usine C, Montreal. 2007 Vivre, theatre play by Brigitte Haentjens, presented at l’Usine C in Montreal and at CNA in Ottawa. Responsible for live visuals. 2006 video presented for the exhibition and launching of Mars Avril, presented at Usine C, Cirque du Soleil and Sid Lee. 2006 L’éducation physique, choreography by Manon Oligny, presented at the S.A.T. in Montreal and at the Balsamine theater in Brussels. Was responsible for the live visuals. 2006 Mars Avril, photo-roman by Martin Villeneuve and Yannick MacDonald, published by La Pastèque and Diesel.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

2005 Work and pieces presentation, Elektra festival, Montreal. 2004 Work and pieces presentation, FILE, Sao Paulo. 2004 Avartard and the Single Entity Locus Fallacy, Digifest, Toronto. 2004 Electronic art workshops taught at Université Laval, Québec. 2003-2004 New Media workshops for artists taught at artist center Le Videographe, Montreal.

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2003 Perversely Interactive System : biofeedback, Si:Alors:Sinon, Daïmon Center, Gatineau (QC).

ACADEMICS AND RELATED EMPLOYEMENT

2003-…. Part-time Faculty, Electronic Arts, Concordia University, Montreal. 2001-…. Research assistant, Hexagram, Montreal. 2001 Lecturer, multimedia and CDROM production, Collège Gérald- Godin, Montreal. 1999-…. Multimedia consultant for CIAM (Montreal) and for independent artists. 2003-…. Web programmeur and designer. 1999-2003 Teaching auxiliary and monitor, UQAM.

EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY

- Member of Le Vidéographe; took part in various meetings on evalutation of the mandate of the artist run center. - Took part in the structuring and elaboration of le PARC, « new media » axis of Le Vidéographe. - Member of the following collectives : surlaplage (Montreal, not active), projet EVA (Montreal), TheLab (New York), RATz (Montreal) all composed of various new media artists, VJs and DJs. - Acts as a consultant for the Interstices research program (Hexagram), at Concordia University.

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2007 Cinétose, robotics performance in production. Grant by the CALQ. 2007 On va tous y passer, interactive video installation in production. Grant for research-production by the Conseil des Arts du Canada. 2004-2005 CubeID, research project under the direction of Lynn Hughes, funded by Hexagram. 2004-2005 Nuées, research project techno-entomology, with Etienne Grenier. Grant for research-production by the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. 2003-2005 Perversely Interactive System, with Lynn Hughes, research project funded by Hexagram. 2000-2002 Foundation scholar from la Formation des Chercheurs et l’Aide à la recherche (FCAR) for my research-production in multimedia, UQAM. 1999 Philippe Ménard award for the best multimedia project at the Souk de l'Image, for Tamtotémique, UQAM. 1998 Jean-Claude Lauzon award for the best video at the Souk de l’Image, for Finir le Vieux, UQAM.

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SUMMARY BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Trent Radio, interview on Trent Radio and sound excerpts, June 2007. - Arts talk, interview on CBC radio one for the Robocoop event, February 24th 2007. - Interactivity, by Kurt Shaw, in the Pittsburgh Tribune, Art review, february 2nd 2006. - Mange ta ville, on the ArtTV channel, January 25th 2006. Cockroaches and cacophony, NOISEMAKERS 2005, in the Mirror (Montreal), January 6th, volume 20, number 28, by Christine Redfern. - Espaces Intermédiaires, at http://archee.qc.ca/, February 2005, by Julie Bouchard. - Re-Dress, at http://www.re-dress.net/index.html, 2004, by Christine Redfern, curator for Re-Dress expo at Digifest, Toronto. - 4x 5 à 7, Présentation de prototype, at http://archee.qc.ca/, march 2003, by Cécile Petit.