You are invited to join us for a very special evening where research and creation merge into innovative entanglements.
This fourth edition features a carefully curated program of student research, performances, and demonstrations, coordinated by Jacqueline Beaumont, highlighting the experimental practices emerging from within the network. She has brought together the works of Hraïr Abdalian, Shirin Abu Shaqra, Sarah Barone, Shirley Ceravolo, Poki Chan, Kristian North & Mike Cassidy, Philippe Vandal, and Celia Vara Martin for the way they articulate connections between human experience and broader systems—whether ecological, political, economic, or metaphysical.
This assemblage invites the public to develop an embodied understanding of these dynamics and their multiplicities. The artists explore our relationship to historical knowledge production through cellular, individual, and collective perspectives, highlighting the persistence of alternative narratives. Diaspora, memory, and techno-critical turbulence reveal the interdependence between human and non-human systems. As a whole, Gala 2025 offers an aesthetic approach to these immaterial relationships.
The evening combines exhibitions and live performances with food and drinks, creating a space for network members and guests to connect and celebrate emerging talents in research-creation.
The GALA is the perfect moment to discover what’s cooking at Hexagram, expand your network, and support your peers.
3: 30 PM Residency restitution at Salle d’expérimentation
(UQAM, SB-4105)
5: 00 PM Cocktail reception
5: 30 PM Welcome speeches
7: 00 PM Live performances
9: 00 PM End of the event
Artists
Shirin Abu Shaqra NAD-UQAC
Sarah Barone Concordia University
Shirley Ceravolo Concordia University
Poki Chan Concordia University
Philippe Vandal Concordia University
Celia Vara Martin McGill University
Performances
Augurs Wand Concordia University
Hraïr Hratchian Université du Québec à Montréal
Residency Restitution
Maxime Michaud Université du Québec à Montréal
About the event
The GALA is a recurring event of the Hexagram Network. Since 2021, it has brought together members and representatives from professional, academic, and cultural fields. This event fosters the emergence of new practices at the intersection of arts, culture, and technology, while supporting the advancement of student projects and the dissemination of research outcomes.
