“FAUSTECHNOLOGY” by Yan Breuleux, Alain Thibault
Title:
FAUSTECHNOLOGY
Artist(s) and People Involved:
Performers:
- Yan Breuleux
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Alain Thibault
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- ACREQ
- University of Sherbrooke (l’Universite de Sherbrooke)
- ELEKTRA Events
Symposium:
Venue(s):
Medium:
Digital work for 3 DVD and 3 video screens.
Artist Statement:
FAUSTECHNOLOGY is a 40 minute music-computer animation work based on a contemporary interpretation of the Faust myth. It evokes human behavior in the face of a machine that generates visual and sound stimuli, a machine that seduces, and produces pleasure. The work is divided into two parts during which a series of visual and aural micro-variations gradually evolve. Faust appears as both entropy and seduction: the threat of increasing disorder in the material world, and seduction as a promise of control through simulation techniques. The sources of the sound and visuals are entirely synthetic.
