New Surroundings : Approaching the Untouchable

From May 23rd to June 19th, Centre de production DAÏMÔN is proud to present New Surroundings: Approaching the Untouchable, signed Molior, by curator Nathalie Bachand. Come discover six artworks from seven Quebec artists through an immersive and captivating virtual reality experience that will invite you to re-imagine nature digitally.

We invite you to reserve your spot using our booking system. One-hour slots are available from Tuesday to Saturday.

Don’t miss it!

Free visit, no admission charge. Virtual reality exhibition produced by Molior with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Co-presented by Molior and DAÏMÔN with the support of the Quebec government, including the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

Produced in 2023 by Molior, New Surroundings: Approaching the Untouchable, curated by Nathalie Bachand, brings together seven prominent artists from Quebec: Baron Lanteigne, Caroline Gagné, François Quévillon, Olivia McGilchrist, the duo Laurent Lévesque and Olivier Henley, and Sabrina Ratté. Molior produced three of the six virtual reality works specially for the occasion.

After being fitted out with their VR headset, visitors make their way through a surreal world, where six distinct portals appear around them. They are invited to enter each portal, in the order of their choice, to discover the six works of the exhibition.

Through the prism of digital technology, the exhibition offers a poetic perspective on the fragility of nature. Depicting it in an entirely dematerialized form, it highlights the deterioration processes nature is being subjected to, and invites viewers to reflect on the challenges of its conservation.

“With the works of New Surroundings, the artists offer us contact points with worlds that transcend reality and materiality—thus opening up multiple perspectives on our ecosystems and inviting us to revisit our habitual ways of interacting with the natural environment.” Nathalie Bachand, curator.