Axel Morgenthaler

Biography

Renowned in Québec before anything for being one of the most innovated visual conceptualists, greatly appreciated as a scenographer, lighting designer and multimedia artist, Axel Morgenthaler has Swiss origins but lives in Montreal. Through light (his primary medium) and other media such as, video, multimedia and cinema he explores new concepts in scenographic, visual and architectural. When we recognize the influence and interaction of different artistic disciplines found in his creations, these are easily perceived to be true works of art.

For the past 15 years, Axel Morgenthaler has signed over 70 lighting concepts and scenographies for choreographers (Édouard Lock, Marie Chouinard, Ginette Laurin, etc.), set designers (Robert Lepage, Wajdi Mouawad, Paola de Vasconcelos) and has taken part in research projects and many electronic arts events. Morgenthaler has collaborated with Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon in the creations of virtual theatres, as well as in international opera productions with the Banff Centre for the Arts and the Shauspielhaus in Vienna. In 2000, he held a solo sow in France comprising of many visual art installations. In the same year, he took part in the first edition of the Montreal Festival of Lights where he presented the work Photonic Playground. In 2001, he was invited to the event “The Quebec Autumn in New York” in order to present an interactive light installation entitled BeamBeat. This year, he has notably created a lighting concept for the celebrated contemporary opera Don Juan.