Cosa Mentale is a digital art collective composed of Célia Bétourné and Louis Cortes.
At the intersection of visual creation, interaction design, and programming, the collective delves into the subject of emerging technologies by subverting their conventional uses.
Cosa Mentale embraces interactive and immersive media as a space for experimentation, exploring new formats of creation at the crossroads of multimedia objects and experiential works.
Their projects take the form of immersive installations, audiovisual performances, video games, or video mapping, and are sometimes hybridized with contemporary dance.
Each work is conceived as a system — an autonomous and responsive device — that engages in dialogue with its environment and redefines the relationship between artwork and audience.
Cosa Mentale places great importance on designing its own interactive systems, conceived as gateways to both sensory and reflective experiences.
Beyond simply using new technologies, the collective advocates for a free, thoughtful, and critical approach to digital practices, with attention to their cultural, societal, and ecological implications.