Baron Lanteigne
b. 1987, Canada
Baron Lanteigne hijacks digital technologies to reveal their materiality and potential. The traces resulting from this research take the form of sculptural screen portals opening in unison onto interconnected virtual worlds. The very essence of his work is a significant emergence from his many collaborations and impregnations within multiple Internet communities.
His work is an integral part of online collections and events such as The Wrong Biennale, Real-fake.org, Electrofringe, SPAMM, Glitch Artist Collective, FeltZine, MoCDA and many others. A connected practice, presented around the world in renowned venues such as the Ludwig Museum in Budapest (HU), the Centre Culturel Canadien in Paris (FR), the Centre des Arts d'Enghien-les-Bains (FR), the Gwangju Media Platform (KR), the Kunsmuseum in Bonn (BE), and many others. Baron Lanteigne's work has been shown at many digital art events, including ISEA 2023, Mapping Festival (CH), Mirage Festival (FR), MUTEK (CA; JP), Dutch Design Week (NL), Sónar+D (ES), CPH:DOX (DK), and the 6th International Digital Art Biennial by ELEKTRA (CA).