Bertrand Gondouin (b. 1975) is a digital media artist from Paris living in Stockholm. His work combines software development and live improvisation with sound and image. He has performed at galleries,
theaters and clubs throughout Europe.While mainstream software tends to push the artistic process in established directions, he invents his own instruments such as visual synthetizers and physical interfaces: Symtonic, a Flash™ videomixer in 2001; Podesk, a video podcast and video blogging software; and Scramble, a granular video synthesis software that allows an unlimited number of video layers.
- Scramble is a VJ software that focuses on working exclusively with graphic cards processing, allowing high resolution images processed at high rates. It allows pictures the possibility of granulation, unlimited video layers and multiple displays. It can be played without any monitor and with any cute interface: dance mats, body sensors, Web 2.0 feeds or traditionnal MIDI surface controlers.
He is also involved in dance and scenography research (the Laeterna Machina Dance Collective) and NIME (New Interface for Musical Expression), applied to video with body sensors, motion capture and artiļ¬cial intelligence.His conviction is that in order to create art that involves the community in a meaningful process, digital media should be composed in a live situation.
Music, Video Jockeying and the traditional theater stage are contexts that provide a dynamic interaction with the media elements when he is performing.
He likes to work with DJ's from around the world, including a favourite of mine, Dada Life. This is where he enjoys to create visuals to go with the beats of their tracks.
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