François Lespinasse
Researcher | Artist
Contemplative Research-Creation
Computational Sensory Ethnography
Neurotechnology & GenAI
About
I bend the rules of disciplines. Enrolled since Fall 2023 as a PhD student at Concordia University in Tio'tia:keh/Montréal, I'm a member of the Centre for Sensory Studies, the Hexagram network, the Milieux Institute, and the Applied AI Institute. I'm a proud SSHRC Doctoral Fellow even though I skipped classes a lot when I was in high school.
I practice ethnographic research-creation in the realm Neuro-AI. I'm crafting interactive installations and performing speculative methodologies with GenAI and neurotechnologies. The idea is to create queer cyber-ecosystems as transdisciplinary spaces of improvisation with embodied, analog and computational instruments.
This website is a "vibe-coded" ephemeral archive.
Current Focus
Mechanical Meanderings
An interactive installation exploring embodiment of metaphors and self-perception using AI analysis of speech and real-time visual blending. Exhibited at MUTEK Montréal 2024, MTL Connect 2024 and UKAI Shipwreck 2025.
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Image credit: Ana Isabel Duque
This picture of the installation was taken at the "Shipwreck" exhibit. Read more about the exhibit at Milieux ↗
Meteomythosophy
A transdisciplinary framework for immersive performances connecting neuro-computational arts, religious studies, and laboratory theater, using meteorological metaphors for consciousness. Showcased at Embodied Interventions Festival 2024. (Collaboration: Paolo Gruni, Thomas Seibel).
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A versatile Python library for real-time data streaming and analysis, designed for applications of neurotechnology and GenAI in arts. (Collaboration: Philipp Thölke, Antoine Bellemare-Pépin, Yann Harel).
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@laboratoireexperimental
Veillée mobile aimante et militante entre Montréal et Paris 🧡 OPEN STAGE avec scéno IA personnalisée✨
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