CHRONIQUES was designated in 2024 by the Ministry of Culture, Regional centre for artistic creation in the digital environment for the PACA region.
In response to changes in digital technology and its uses, and to better support hybrid and transdisciplinary forms of artistic creation in the digital environment, the Ministry of Culture is setting up regional resource hubs with a view to better structuring the ecosystem. The aim is to support artists and professionals and to structure ecosystems and cooperation at the regional level, particularly in terms of production and distribution.
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As a human-powered organisation, are we defined by what we are or by what we do? Are we a biennale, a platform, a network, a label? Or perhaps we’re defined by what we produce, be it exhibitions, creative mentoring, training or events? The answer is all of the above, yet nothing quite captures what makes CHRONIQUES truly unique. To do so, we need to frame it differently: we are what we imagine.
To be what we imagine is to foster ongoing dialogue with artists and their work so that we can join the dots between different visions of society and present them as a whole, as a ‘chronicle’ of the world as it stands, with all its dead ends and escape routes. o be what we imagine is to take a poetic or whimsical approach to achieve an unconventional result, to put down roots and stir up trouble because using the imagination is a supremely political act.
Of no fixed abode but with its own clear territory and history, CHRONIQUES in its current form has been shaped by the contrast and diversity of its dual identity forged in Marseille and Aix-en-Provence. volving as formats have developed and applications have expanded since the early noughties, digital technologies have exerted a growing influence on our lives, which has become a subject of constant discussion. Utopian, dystopian, realistic or fanciful visions, digital arts and cultures, electronic and electroacoustic music, immersive installations, hybrid arts, new writing and virtual worlds represent the range of notes that compose the worlds of possibilities that the teams at CHRONIQUES orchestrate and stage in order to tug on our heart strings, or perhaps unite people around a common theme.
All conducted through a clear strategy. All conducted through a clear strategy. Firstly, to promote artistic creation that explores technological capabilities and the ways they transform our everyday lives and our societies (creative platform, industry meetings, International Market of Digital Arts – MIAN, etc.). Secondly, to create opportunities for the public to step inside these compelling digital imaginary worlds (biennale, other exhibitions, educational initiatives) but also to pass on the artistic know-how of new technologies and crack the code of digital society (Chroniques Campus, training). Third and last, to bring industry professionals together for networking and mutual support around the production, distribution and recognition of digital and hybrid arts (Digital Art Club, biennale opening and closing, Hacnum network).
An organisation in constant development, CHRONIQUES evolves apace with original forms of creativity and aesthetics, keeping its ear to the ground for new subjects and new imaginary realms that can appear in the blink of an eye. But rest assured, it won’t be anything like you could possibly imagine.
CHRONIQUES refers to the programming and distribution activities of the Biennale of Digital Imagination and other public events, the funding of creative activities and support for artists, outreach activities such as education and training, plus networking activities such as the Digital Art Club, industry meetings, MIAN, running the Hacnum network, and European projects.