Museums and Culture

Pixiness

Museums and Culture
Digital arts
Acclaimed visual artist Axel Morgenthaler has transformed the façade of the SAT with colourful motorized prisms—and we love it!
© Society for Arts and Technology (SAT)
© Society for Arts and Technology (SAT)
© Society for Arts and Technology (SAT)
© Society for Arts and Technology (SAT)
© Society for Arts and Technology (SAT)

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Pixiness
1201 Saint-Laurent Blvd.
Montréal, QC
H2X 2S6
Saint-Laurent
Downtown - Quartier des spectacles
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Part of the Luminous Pathway at the Quartier des Spectacles, this permanent artistic oeuvre, commissioned by the SAT, is a prototype conceived by the internationally renowned visual artist, Axel Morgenthaler. Using a system of technological shutters measuring 3.6 m high and 18 m wide, PIXINESS comprises 12 motorized prisms displaying a mirrored surface on one side and a luminous interface of giant, dome-shaped pixels on the other. Combining architecture, light, and interactivity, the artwork is a one-of-a-kind intelligent lighting installation.

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