KHRYSTELL E. BURLIN

Khrystell Burlin is a New Media artist, photographer and contemporary music composer.

Born in France, he studied music at the conservatory of Bordeaux (in the class of Christian Eloy) before moving to North America where he was awarded an MA in Music and Media Arts at the University of Montreal under the tutorship of Jean Piche. His multiscreens films and videos have been shown in several major festivals and museums around the world (see the exhibition list below). He has also written several research articles in the fields of musicology, cinema and the New Media Arts.

The main purpose of his work is to explore the interconnections between music and visuals through the use of superimposition and montage inside the shot. Using techniques often associated with synaesthesia, he creates visuals chords where physical movements and images fuse into polyphonic harmony.

As a music composer, he has been engaged in several collaborative projects involving visual arts, film, and contemporary dance. Influenced by the American repetitive school and popular electronic music, his works have been performed in several concerts, as well as being played on several radio stations, including France Musique.

EXHIBITIONS (Selection)

ELEKTRA FESTIVAL, MONTREAL, CANADA
THEATRE DU CHATELET, PARIS, FRANCE
ATHENS FILM FESTIVAL, ATHENS, GREECE
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, MONTREAL, CANADA
PLEASURE DOME, TORONTO, CANADA
THE OTHER CINEMA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
ASOLO INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL, ASOLO, ITALY
CHIANGMAI UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, THAILAND
ESPACE IM MEDIA, SHERBROOKE, CANADA
FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA AND NEW MEDIAS, MONTREAL, CANADA
CINECYCLE, TORONTO, CANADA
VAD FESTIVAL, GIRONA, SPAIN
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, MONTREAL, CANADA
COALITION, BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM
OPTICA FESTIVAL, GIJON, MADRID, SPAIN
PHOTOPHOBIA FESTIVAL, HAMILTON, CANADA
HALLE DES CHARTRONS, BORDEAUX, FRANCE
DIGITAL ART CONFERENCE, MONTREAL, CANADA
ROUNDHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE, VANCOUVER, CANADA
ALGORYTHM(E)S, MONTREAL, CANADA
ELECTRONIC TRADE MISSION, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
ELECTRONIC TRADE MISSION, TOKYO, JAPAN
BOULEVARD SAINT LAURENT, MONTREAL, CANADA
THE KINO INTERNATIONAL, BERLIN, GERMANY
TRAFO KORTARS MUVESZETEK HAZA,BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
LA SALA ROSSA, MONTREAL, CANADA
BRYANT COLLEGE, SMITHFIELD, USA
ANTIMATTER FESTIVAL, VICTORIA, CANADA
SYNTHESE, BOURGES, FRANCE
LE GLAZART, PARIS, FRANCE
SAT, MONTREAL, CANADA
LAIKA, MONTREAL, CANADA
FERRARI PRIVATE PARTY, TORONTO, CANADA
ARIA NIGHT CLUB, MONTREAL, CANADA
LUMEN, WORLD FILM FESTIVAL, MONTREAL, CANADA
F1 GRAND PRIX OF CANADA PRIVATE PARTY, MONTREAL, CANADA