Mirage Festival Turns Historic French City Into An Immersive Digital Epicenter

Full Turn by Benjamin Muzzin, image via Tiphaine Buccino

Renowned for vibrant cultural events--including its annual Nuits Sonores Festival, Contemporary Art and Dance Biennale, and Festival of Lights (Fête des Lumières)--last week the city of Lyon, France, welcomed the second ever edition of the Mirage Festival. Centered around new media arts and digital creation, the event brought some of the most innovative names in digital media to this French city already known for its cutting-edge tastes.

Dolus & Dolus, teaming up with the Mapping Festival Geneva and AADN, presented over 5 days of new media. Working towards the promotion of digital culture, the three organizations invited a diverse audience made up of aficionados, amateurs, and curious individuals, all to explore what's next in innovative digital creation.

Image courtesy of Tiphaine Buccino

Using 12 spaces spread throughout the city, artists and professionals delighted with a hybrid program exploring the meeting point between today's audio and visual practices. Interactive installations, exhibitions, and A/V performances followed one another, featuring Ryoichi Kurokawa, Nonotak, Noitu and Benjamin Muzzin, to name but a few.

Below, check out a few of our favorite highlights from the festivities:

A Scanner Darkly by Pierce Warnecke, image via Tiphaine Buccino

Syn_  by Ryoichi Kurokawa, image via Tiphaine Buccino

Syn_ by Ryoichi Kurokawa, image via Tiphaine Buccino

Murmur by Chevalvert, Splank, 2Roqs and Polygraphik  studios, image via Tiphaine Buccino

Raw Geometry by Noitu, image via Tiphaine Buccino

Late Speculation by Nonotak, image via Tiphaine Buccino

"Sans Titre" by Alexandre Joly, image via Clara Di Cesare

Baron Retif & Conception Perez (Musique Large label), image via Didier Trannoy   

16,8khz by CT4C, image via Didier Trannoy 

Full Turn by Benjamin Muzzin, image via Didier Trannoy

Pop into Lightspeed (club scenography), image via Didier Trannoy  

For more information on the Mirage Festival, click here.