Since 2006, in the city of Caen in Normandy, the ]interstice[, rencontre des inclassables festival has explored a creative nexus of intersecting practices from the sound, visual, performance and digital arts, which draw from poetry, philosophy and science. This desire to break down barriers between disciplines and promote porosity is a hallmark of the festival, as is its ambition to cater to all types of audiences, at both cultural venues and historical landmarks.
This book abides by the same open, non-hierarchical philosophy. Rather than chronicle the entire history of the event or offer a retrospective, the wide-ranging contributions presented here—interviews, analyses, profiles of artists and their work, personal experiences, and more—provide a unique, multidimensional set of perspectives on a local experiment that has grown to become an international gathering for hybrid art forms. The story of ]interstice[ also raises larger questions about the artistic, economic, political and environmental issues facing the contemporary art world: How has the transition from analog to digital manifested itself in art? What new aesthetics have emerged? Can an ecosystem for artistic creation in digital environments remain viable over the long term? What resources are needed toproduce hybrid forms? How should these works be distributed? What place does artwork occupy in the technological world? How does art probe the ideological underpinnings of technology? Are works that combine the arts and sciences the best suited to reflect our changing world?
Like the ]interstice[ festival, Inclassables surveys an area of contemporary art history that defies conventional categories and remains largely undocumented in France.
Featuring Adam Basanta, Adelin Schweitzer, Adrien Guessaïmi, Adrien Lefebvre, Adrien Melchior, Aernoudt Jacobs, Agathe Simon, Aki Inomata, Alex Augier, Alex Smoke,
Alexandre Joly, Alexis Choplain, Alexis Langevin-Tétrault, Ana Rewakowicz, Andy Guhl, Anouk Dupont, Antoine Schmitt, Arnaud Gerniers, Arno Fabre, Art of Failure, Benjamin Le Baron,
Bérangère Maximin,
Bertrand Rigaux, Bubu Pagier, Caroline Brisset, Cécile Babiole,
Cécile Beau, Céleste Gatier, CHDH, Children of the Light,
Christina Kubisch, Claire Chatelet, Claire Williams, Clément Edouard, Clement Valla, Cod.Act, Contumace, Cyril Meroni, Damien Gernay, Datum Cut, David Dronet, David Letellier, Design, Diane Morin,
documentation céline duval, Dylan Cote, Eddie Ladoire, Eklipse, el TiGeR CoMiCs GRoUP, Élie Blanchard, Els Viaene, Éric Arnal-Burtschy, Erik Samakh, Étienne Rey, Exiit, Félicie d'Estienne d'Orves, Felix Luque Sánchez,
Francesco Cavaliere,
Franck Vigroux, François Delamare,
Frédéric Le Junter, Fulgeance, Gabey Tjon a Tham, Graham Dunning, Guillaume Cousin, Harry Gorski-Brown, HeeWon Lee, Heleen Blanken, Herman Kolgen,
Hubert Michel, Hugo Deverchère,
Ilpo Väisänen, Iñigo Bilbao, Ivana Franke, Jacques Perconte, Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Jean-Emmanuel Rosnet, Jeroen Vandesande, Johannes Bergmark, Joris Strijbos, Julien Levesque, Julien Poidevin, Justine Emard,
Kasper T. Toeplitz, Kathy Hinde, Kelight, Khrystyna Kirik, Klankvorm, Konk Pack,
LAb[au], Label CC, Le Clair Obscur,
Lê Quan Ninh, Legoman, Leila Bordreuil, Linda Sanchez, Lorène Plé, Lucien Gaudion, Ludmila Postel, Macular, Manœuvre, Mariachi, Marion Balac, Marion Balac, Mariska de Groot, Martin Messier, Mathieu Chauvin, Mathilde Lavenne, Matthieu Martin, Maxime Houot - Collectif Coin, Maxime Houot - Collectif Coin, Méryll Ampe, Michela Pelusio, Moritz Simon Geist, Myriam Bleau, Nadièjda Bahid, Nao,
Nicky Assman,
Nicolas Bernier, Nicolas Germain, Nicolas Tourte, Nils Völker, Noëlie Plé, NONOTAK,
Novi_Sad, Olivier Ratsi, Olivier Vasseur, Othman Louati,
Patrice Carré, Patrice Grente, Paul Lytton,
Paul Panhuysen, Pe Lang, Perig Villerbu, Perig Villerbu, Peter Bannier, Peter Theremin, Philip Vermeulen,
Phill Niblock, Pierce Warnecke,
Pierre Bastien,
Pierre Berthet, Pierre Gordeeff, Pierre Lafanechère, Porz An Park, Quiet Ensemble, Rajat Mondal, Robert Pravda, Robotlab, Robyn Moody, Rubén d'Hers,
Ryoichi Kurokawa, Ryota Kuwakubo, Samuel Rousseau, Sébastien Benoits, Semiconductor, Shaamu, Stéphane Kozik, Stéphane Rives, Stray Dogs, Studio Lemercier, Studio Neura, Takami Nakamoto, Tanguy Clerc, Terrine, Tetuzi Akiyama, The Residents, Thibault Brunet, Thibault Jehanne, Thierry Weyd,
Thomas Ankersmit, Thomas Garnier, Thomas Laigle, Thomas Pausz,
Tomoko Sauvage, Tristan Dubus, Tristan Ménez, Ulrich Vogl, Valentin Durif, Venzha Christiawan, Virgile Abela, Yann Leguay, Yro (Élie Blanchard),
Yvan Etienne, Zilvinas Kempinas, Zimoun...
