Presentation & context

Created in 2018 and organized by CHRONIQUES – a project of the associations Seconde Nature in Aix-en-Provence and ZINC in Marseille – the Biennial of Digital Imaginaries is the highlight of digital arts and cultures in the South region.
Exploring visual arts, sound arts and live performance, the Biennial is interested in the presence and use of new technologies in art, invests the public space and gives voice to national and international artists from different backgrounds.

In preparation for the 2024 edition of the Biennial of Digital Imaginaries, CHRONIQUES renews its support for the production and touring of original artworks through the CHRONIQUES CREATION production platform, supported by Région Sud, the city of Marseille, the DRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, and by the General Directorate of Artistic Creation of the Ministry of Culture as part of the Resource Hub.

CHRONIQUES
Ressource Hub

A new framework for artistic creation ecosystems in digital environments.
In response to the transformations brought about by digital technologies and their uses — and considering the transdisciplinary and hybrid nature of artistic creation in digital environments — the French Ministry of Culture is developing regional resource hubs to strengthen the ecosystem of digital artistic creation in France.
The aim is to support artists and professionals in structuring their practices, while reinforcing ecosystemic and cooperative approaches at the regional level to foster the creation, production, and dissemination of digital art.

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CHRONIQUES CREATION

These new calls for projects are fully aligned with this dynamic, offering artists a structured framework to experiment, produce, and present their works. They aim to support artistic creation by strengthening synergies between artists, production venues, and distribution networks.

Within the CHRONIQUES CREATIONS platform, production is envisioned as a comprehensive and collaborative journey, ranging from financial support to production, residency stages, and culminating in the public presentation phase.
The CHRONIQUES CREATIONS platform brings together operators from various fields (visual arts, live performance, music, audiovisual, virtual reality, etc.) who are committed to supporting artists exploring and questioning new digital technologies.

This commitment and collective work allows us to be agile in our support of works for which we think about the ecosystem of projects with a distribution plan that can be sustained by partner venues.

From two categories in 2018, the CHRONIQUES CREATIONS platform expanded its selection to three categories in 2024: all disciplines creation, emerging creation, and creation in public spaces. As a result, about fifteen works from various disciplines are supported in production and showcased during each Biennale.

Marit Westerhuis – Touch Some Grass – CHRONIQUES CRÉATIONS 2024 – © Grégoire Édouard
Studio Martyr – Disco Funeral – CHRONIQUES CRÉATIONS 2024 – © Grégoire Édouard

The Biennale of
Digital Imaginaries

The Biennale of Digital Imaginaries takes place every even-numbered year.

It opens with a launch period that includes special events in public spaces, as well as dedicated spaces for professionals: themed forums (XR, artistic video games, etc.) and the Marché des Imaginaires Numériques (Digital Imaginaries Market).

Over the course of three months, a curated journey of around twenty exhibitions draws more than 100,000 visitors across some thirty partner venues in Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Avignon, Arles, and Istres.
In parallel, we spotlight new performative narratives—emerging forms of theatrical, choreographic, and musical creation—through a closing program open to the public.

Guests of honor :

Each edition of the Biennale highlights the artistic and professional scenes of a specific region alongside an international program.
The 2026 Biennale will feature Morocco, Egypt, and Tunisia as part of the Mediterranean Season 2026, organized by the Institut Français.

Theme : Resistance: hacktivism, diversions and artistic tactics in the digital age

Thomas Laigle – Luciférine – CHRONIQUES CRÉATIONS 2024 – © Grégoire Édouard

Winners 2024

Key figures

In 2024, CHRONIQUES creations was :

Ugo Arsac – Girlfriend experience – CHRONIQUES CRÉATIONS 2024 – © Grégoire Édouard