Residencia: Nicolas Bourgeois [Canadá]. 04-24/08/2025

Residency description

I aim to deepen the link between sound and movement in the context of my performance project Rompre l’espace, corps fugace (es: Romper el espacio, cuerpo fugaz). During my stay at the Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras, I will build upon my previous work by using wearable sensors that react to body movement and muscle tension. The collected biodata will then be fed into a gestural recognition AI model, and it will render its analysis in the form of various audiovisual propositions.

In connection with my studies in composition and sound creation at the Université de Montréal, this project explores human-machine collaboration and the way embodied creation can challenge norms through art. I will experiment with voice, breath, and internal body recordings to generate both intimate and unsettling textures. This residency will push me to refine Rompre l’espace, corps fugace, and develop new interactive tools. I also hope to share the results of this work live at CMMAS, connect with the local artistic community, and contribute to conversations around identity, AI ethics in arts, and live electroacoustic practices.

Nicolas Bourgeois

Pursuing a practice rooted in digital embodiment, Nicolas Bourgeois is creating at the intersection of sound and performance arts. While studying composition and sound creation at the Université de Montréal (CA), they focus on deconstructing aesthetic norms through audiovisual performances that fuse live electroacoustic composition with movement. Centering the body as their primary vehicule of expression, Nicolas integrates biodata sensors linked to machine-learning models to forge new musical gestures. In doing so, their body sheds its static nature to become a subversive terrain of exploration through the lens of algorithms. Their performance Nœuds au ventre (2024) earned the Gotfrit-Barlett Thematic Award, granted by the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) at the 25th edition of Jeu de Temps/Times Play (JTTP). Since then, their work has continued to evolve on stages within emerging artistic spheres across Canada and internationally.