Au bord du fleuve (On the Riverside)

"Joseph Lefèvre is a new media artist, arts administrator and teacher. Born in Verdun, France, he emigrated to Montreal, Canada in 1977. Since her beginning in the world of VJing with the band Wetfish at the SAT in 2001, Martine Koutnouyan a.k.a. Lyberty, a.k.a. Ladyroll, a.k.a. Liberty a.k.a. NAYUNTUK, fueled by her new-found passion for projecting images in real time, has performed on many more occasions both at home in Quebec and internationmally. Au bord du fleuve/On the Riverside is a poetic portrayal of the St. Lawrence River. The site replicates the river's ambient calmness and serenity. Users embark on a journey that begins with an interface of aquatic images and continues with the exploration and discovery of animated 'mosaics': panoramic views, sailors' songs and seagulls' cries; and animated shorts.

The 'data' changes according to the real-time level of the river. Users interact by clicking on rollovers which appear in the various zones. Other parameters, connected to space and time, define a more or less unique experiment: the user leaves traces of her passage, like the imprint of a fire or foot, on the edge of the river. When she returns to the site she will be able, perhaps, to note traces left by others and, thus, realize that she had not been alone after all." -- From Turbulence