Jamais Vu

Jamais Vu is an interactive installation designed to evoke the sensation of unfamiliarity with the familiar. It incorporates a generative soundscape using crowdsourced audio from Montreal, collected via a web app and physical devices. The project draws on Viktor Shklovsky's concept of 'defamiliarization' and Baudrillard’s ideas on hyperreality to prompt critical reflection on how our data-driven world reinterprets personal experiences. Using a blend of technology, sound, and visual projections, the installation challenges perceptions of reality and empowers participants to shape the soundscape. Inspired by hauntology, it encourages reimagining the present and envisioning new futures.