ARRAY: Performance

• Doors: 6.30 pm
• Performance: 7 pm
• Artist Talk: 7.45 pm
• Tickets: Sliding Scale ($5-25)
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Performance

VIVO Media Arts is pleased to present ARRAY: Performance by Eric Cheung in collaboration with Cristian Gonzalez on June 19 — a one-night-only event featuring a live performance and a post-show artist talk, ahead of the exhibition opening on June 20.

ARRAY explores dimensionality to contemplate the layers of our existence, revealing the abstraction between our physical and non-physical realities.

During the live performance, multiple laser projections are generated in real time from body joint tracking data captured during a trio choreographic score, composed of geometric lines, rotational arm sequences and morphing poses that reflect the dimensional planes in which we exist. ARRAY translates this movement data into evolving patterns, oscillating forms, and abstract geometries by integrating precise and randomly generated visualization models derived from intra- and inter-body joint connections.

The laser projections are mapped onto 96 semi-transparent screen panels, each representing a specific joint from a set pose in the choreographic score and individually suspended in space according to each joint’s 3d positional data. Select screens are coated with a thin layer of phosphorescent, UV-reactive paint, capturing traces of movement that slowly fade over time.

The live performance is integral to the final installation's creative process and invites people to witness the creation of ARRAY. The performance will also be a movement capture session to retrieve joint data to drive the final installation's laser visualization.

Audience Advisory:

• Flash / Laser: Flashing laser projections may trigger seizures in individuals with photosensitive epilepsy.
• Fog: Controlled fog is used in the installation and may affect those with respiratory conditions or sensitivities.
• Low Lighting: Low lighting throughout the studio may be challenging for visitors with low vision.
  * Please let us know if you need assistance during your visit.

About the Artists:

Eric Cheung is an interdisciplinary dance artist and choreographer currently based in so-called Vancouver seeking to create movement-driven works that cross multiple artistic mediums simultaneously, using dance as a lens to direct the creative process and composition, challenging the way we perceive dance. Currently he has actively explored meduims such as film, theatre, interactive digital new media, and installation art. Select works include E_GO, I(n)finite, Re:1974, iye, Diverge, Flux, Liminal, and Null - where he has reach both national and international acclaim presenting his work at Place Des Arts, Phi Centre, La Nuit Blanche, Music Conservatory of Montreal, Polygon Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery, Aesthetica Film Festival, and more. Eric was recently awarded the Crystal Prize by Dance Victoria (2025) and the Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award by The Dance Centre (2025) to develop two new choreographic works: IN/YANG and Contra.

Cristian Gonzalez is a creative technologist currently based in so-called Vancouver, driven by his passion for exploring the convergence of art, science, and technology. After completing his bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering, he began working in different creative and interactive art studios such as Panoramik, Critertec and Tangible Studio, where he took on different creative roles researching and developing hardware, interactive technological systems for interactive digital new media installations. Since then, Cristian has recently collaborated with other artists in various artistic disciplines such as film, dance, theatre and installation to create a variety of artworks. These select works include Diverge, Everlasting, Contra, and iye.

Team:

Lead Artist(s): Eric Cheung / Cristian Gonzalez
Choreographic Composition by Eric Cheung in collaboration with Kinui Oiwa & Rina Pellerin
Creative Technologist: Cristian Gonzalez
Dancer(s): Kinui Oiwa / Rina Pellerin / Eric Cheung
Composer(s): Magazinist (Matthew Tomkinson / Andy Zuliani)
Laser Technician: Sean Gregor (Laser Light House)
Architect / Computational Designer: Edward Park
Rigging / Special Effects Coordinator: Ole Michel Vezina
Fabricator: Artiphax Props
Costume: Mark Sim Suangco / Sebastian Palencia
Graphic Designer: Sebastian Palencia
PA: Pauline Fan, Gerry Sung
Creative Producer: Interim Studio / Sebastian Palencia
Graphic Designer: Sebastian Palencia
PA: Pauline Fan, Gerry Sung
Creative Producer: Interim Studio

Support:

Technical Residency, Programmed, Exhibition: VIVO Media Arts Centre
Funding Support: The Canada Arts Council
Co-production/Administration Support: New Works
Artist Studio Residency at Q7: Outinner Space Theatre