About L’Ouvroir
L’Ouvroir is the Digital Art History and Museology Lab at the Université de Montréal, dedicated to supporting the work carried out as part of the “New Uses of Collections in Art Museums” Partnership (CIÉCO). This laboratory provides the team with state-of-the-art equipment to conduct research but also to experiment and develop new uses for digitized collections that take advantage of the web, 3D visualization techniques and virtual and augmented reality. It offers the opportunity to create a solid editorial infrastructure for the Digital Encyclopedia and to produce three IT developments that will be mobilized in the various areas of research: first, with the establishment of a collaborative platform for work on the archives; second, with the creation of a digital tool dedicated to documenting how collections are hung; and third, with the creation of a JavaScript library designed to facilitate the production and deployment of digital exhibition tools and illustration of the Encyclopedia. It is also a versatile structure that facilitates collaborative work and the organization of teleconferences with the project’s museum and international partners. Its creation provides Canada with a research facility dedicated to experimentation and the development of innovations in the field of digital art history and museology.
About the speakers
Kristine Tanton, Professor, Université de Montréal
Kristine Tanton is an assistant professor of medieval art in the Department of Art History and Film Studies at the Université de Montréal (UdeM). Her research focuses on two principal areas: the dynamic relationship between sculpture, architecture, and ritual activity in the 11th to 13th centuries and the use of digital methods inr art history, specifically through databases and 3D reconstructions of medieval monuments. She is particularly interested in how digital approaches can allow for the development of a scientific argument. She is the scientific co-director of L’Ouvroir, the Digital Art History and Museology Lab, along with her colleague Emmanuel Château-Dutier.
Richard Lapointe, President of iSCAN and Archeomatician
A professional archaeologist with training in geomatics, Richard Lapointe is the head archaeomatician at iSCAN, a 3D laser scanning firm specializing in the digitization, mapping and 3D modeling of existing buildings, allowing multidisciplinary professionals to capture and document reality. Richard completed a personalized Master’s degree in archeology and geomatics at Université Laval. During his studies, he was introduced to 3D laser scanning. He completed his academic training with a DESS in Territories and Environment at the Université de Montréal. He is a member of the Association des archéologues professionnels du Québec. President and founder of iSCAN, he has conducted numerous 3D scanning projects varying in scope from historical sites to civil infrastructures such as bridges and viaducts, and from hospital and industrial environments to small objects. The surveys provide highly accurate information and can be used for a variety of purposes, including: 3D models for architects and engineers, 3D reconstitutions of landscapes and monuments for museums and entertainment companies, and photogrammetry and 3D modeling of archaeological digs for referencing.
Laura Vigo, Curator of Asian Arts, MMFA
Laura Vigo is curator of the arts of Asia at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), where she has been in charge of the recently launched Netsuke HANDS ON digital project as well as the newly opened permanent gallery for Sikh art (2022) and the temporary exhibition Buddha10, in collaboration with the MAO Museum of Oriental Art in Turin, Italy (2022). Laura Vigo has a Ph.D in Chinese Archaeology from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London (UK). Her professional background includes work in museums, private galleries and auction houses as well as non-profit cultural organizations. She has published various articles in professional and academic reviews such as Arts of Asia, L’Objet d’Art, KunstTexte and Spirale, in addition to contributing to various MMFA publications. She is currently invited professor in critical art history at the Université de Montréal. Her current research interests touch on the history of collecting “the Other,” Western-centric conceptualizations of Asian art outside Asia, and digital mediation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS
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