MUTEK.JP PRO | Day 1
Thursday, November 20, 2025
11:00 am_5:30 pm
Hikarie
Free
Exploring Digital Creativity Through Participation, Networks, and Flow
On the first day of the MUTEK.JP Pro Conference, we dive into the evolving landscape of collaborative, networked, and participatory creativity. From Québec’s pioneering digital ecosystem to innovative Japanese studios, Day 1 highlights how artists, researchers, and cultural institutions are shaping the future of digital art through shared systems, physical engagement, and cross-border collaboration. Sessions explore immersive experiences, onchain experimentation, and the fluid intelligence — where technology, society, and artistic practice intersect.
Pro Conference Overview
Dates: November 20 (Thu) – 21 (Fri), 2025
Venue: Hikarie Hall B, Shibuya Hikarie
Hours: Doors 11:00 / Start 11:30 / Close 17:30
Admission: Free (Advance Registration Required)
Day 1 Program
11:30–12:15 (English) — Québec Digital Creativity: Meet the Industry
Québec’s visionary digital-creativity ecosystem gave rise to the first MUTEK in 2000 and continues to thrive. This session offers a fast-paced overview of the scene where artists, studios, presenters, distributors, and cultural venues collaborate at the forefront of digital creation.
Participants:
- Mikaël Frascadore – Agence Consors
- Charlie Leroy & Sébastien Samyn – Après Minuit
- Camilio Vides Pérez – Couzin Studio
- Coline Niess – Museum of Civilization
- Daniel Boisclair – paysages studio
- Myriam Achard – PHI
- Rory Seydel – PHI Studio
- Charles Stéphane Roy – Scintilla
- Véronique Paradis – Society for Arts and Technology
- Amélie Barrette & Laurence Wells – Independent Artists
- James Benjamin – Breakglass Studios
- Charlie Luo & Sora Andrews – AFK Break
Moderators:
Sandra Felteau, Advisor, Development & International Partnerships, Xn Québec
Alain Mongeau, Founder & Artistic Director, MUTEK Montréal
12:30–13:15 (English) — Participatory Futures: Rethinking Technology Through Physical Experience
This session explores how digital tools translate into embodied, site-aware experiences that encourage audience participation and social connection. Presenters share methods including prototyping with communities, multi-sensory engagement, accessibility, and sustainable public-facing pipelines.
Speakers:
Normand-Pierre Bilodeau (Producer, Head of Tokyo Office, Moment Factory)
Daniel Boisclair (Co-Founder & Creative Producer, paysages studio)
Mikaël Frascadore (Executive Producer, MUTEK Village Numérique)
Véronique Paradis (Chief Innovation Officer, SAT)
Moderator: Claudine Hubert (MUTEK)
13:30–14:15 (English) — Onchain, Networked, and Intelligent
In 2025, art operates in a hybrid ecosystem: onchain tools are maturing but still imperfect, and physical exhibitions remain vital. Success increasingly depends on coupling digital presence with real-world experiences, as artists navigate authorship, AI collaboration, and networked culture.
Speakers:
Saeko Ehara (Artist)
Masako Shiba (Co-founder & Executive Director, BEAF)
John Provencher (Artist)
SunJeong Hwang (Artist)
Moderator:
- Benoit Palop (MUTEK.JP, Digital Culture Producer)
14:30–15:15 (English) — From Vision to Reality: Art, Tech, and Storytelling at Expo 2025
Exploring how art and technology converge to create immersive experiences for global exhibitions, with a focus on innovations showcased at Expo 2025. Experts from Panasonic Projector & Display, Dentsu Lab, ShowTex, and REDCLIFF will share insights on projection, interactive media, and design strategies shaping the future of experiential spaces.
Speakers:
- Naoki Tanaka (Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Lab Tokyo)
- Jan Blomme (Managing Director, Showtex Asia)
- Ming Ma (Marketing Team, REDCLIFF Inc.)
Moderator: Paul Boyland (Business Development Team Manager, Panasonic Projector & Display Co., Ltd.)
15:30–16:15 (Japanese) — Ghost and the Shell Exhibition: Across All Anime Series
Has the “future” imagined by Ghost and the Shell already arrived? This session introduces initiatives behind the 30th-anniversary exhibition, featuring the “Cyber VISION Experience Ticket,” which allows AR viewing through Major Motoko Kusanagi-inspired glasses for immersive cyberization experiences guided by Tachikoma.
Speakers:
Isao Kuwana (Mori Building / Creative Director, TOKYO NODE)
Daichi Sasa (Kodansha / Producer, Ghost in the Shell)
Satoshi Sunahara (KDDI Corporation /Expert, Business Exploration & Development Division)
Shuhei Matsuyama (Enigma Inc.)
Exhibition Details:
Dates: Jan 30 – Apr 5, 2026
Venue: TOKYO NODE Gallery A/B/C
Official Website: [Link]
16:30–17:15 (English) — Special Talk & Q&A: Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai)
Title: Copy and / against Duplication - Dissolutions in / of / with Xerrox series (2007–2024)
Carsten Nicolai released the album Xerrox Vol.1 in 2007, and with last year’s release of Vol.5, he brought the series to its conclusion. This body of work reveals the fundamental aspects of the creative act, clearly expressing the artist’s radical thinking and practical approach. In this talk, we will focus on the inseparable relationship between artistic creation and the artist’s own perception. After the talk, we will screen the new work Wave Weave (2025), created in collaboration with HOSOO, a long-established Kyoto Nishijin textile house. This audiovisual piece explores the fusion of sound and textiles, unfolding through scenes of the textile workshop and its looms, revealing how visual scores derived from spectrograms are translated into woven patterns.
Moderator: Eiichi Sawado (Musician)
17:15 -17:45 : Special Screening
《Wave Weave》（2025, 22 min)
https://www.hosoogallery.jp/exhibitions/wave-weave/
Cooperation : HOSOO COLLECTIVE Co., Ltd.
MUTEK.JP PRO is possible through the generous support of:
Sponsors: TRIAD Inc. | MAWARI Inc. | TOKYU CORPORATION | Ghost in the Shell Exhibition Production Committee | Panasonic Projector & Display Corporation
Subsidy: JAPAN CULTURAL EXPO 2.0 (Japan Arts Council / Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan)
L'Effet Québec —an initiative of Xn Québec— in collaboration with MUTEK Montréal and MUTEK Japan is organizing a Québec delegation of studio producers, creators, broadcasters, distributors, and cultural venues dedicated to digital creativity to participate in MUTEK Japan 2025, marking the event's 10th anniversary. The delegation receives financial support from the SODEC and the Canada Media Fund, and is organized with the support of the Québec Government Office in Tokyo (DGQT).
Thursday, November 20, 2025
7:00 pm_11:00 pm
