Festival Art Souterrain
Immerse yourself in the present moment with Arcángelo!
Join 30-minute guided meditation sessions during the Festival Art Souterrain, where breath, sound, and subtle body awareness help you reconnect with the present. Share your reflections and contribute to a small collective sound archive. The installation remains open throughout the day, with visual and digital materials to extend the experience. This activity is offered in both French and English.
The presence of Arcángelo Constantini and the production of this work were made possible thanks to the invaluable collaboration of the Mexican Cultural Institute. We warmly thank Remigio Valdés de Hoyos for his support, as well as Art Souterrain for their commitment.
Biography
Arcángelo Constantini is an artistic inventor and technological hacker whose practice, anchored in an object-oriented ontology, has been questioning scientific and mystical paradigms for 30 years. He hacks into abandoned functional objects to engage in philosophical dialogues and builds experimental artifacts exploring gravitational and electromagnetic processes. Sound is at the heart of his approach, for its symbolic weight and its generative process.
He has worked as conservator of New Media at the Museo Tamayo Arte Greene, and at Espace indépendant 1/4, as well as the 2005 and 2009 editions of the biennial Transitio MX. He was also the curator of the inaugural event of the Fonoteca Nacional and director of Un-cuarto, an independent space dedicated to emerging transdisciplinary art. He is the director of the FACTO festival and currently co-directs the Meditatio Sonus cycle with Marcela Armas. He has received prestigious grants, notably the Rockefeller/MacArthur grant, the production grant for VIDA 11 Fundación Telefónica, the PAPIAM of the CNART and the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte (SNCA) – FONCA. S-T-Arts4Watter 2025.
Dates : From April 26 to May 10
Frequency: 2 sessions per day at 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM
Duration: 30 minutes per session
Audience: All ages
Pricing : Free
An immersive experience to explore body, breath, and sound, offering a unique way to experience contemporary art at the heart of the festival.
In collaboration with the Mexican Cultural Institute in Montreal
