Mikhel Proulx

Introduction

Mikhel Proulx is a Canadian historian of media art and performance whose research examines the histories, preservation, and reactivation of complex artworks. Working in artist-centred projects, he collaborates to develop methods for restoring digital, time-based, and performance works across changing technical and exhibition contexts. Mikhel is the Art and Technology Postdoctoral Researcher at the Academy of Fine Arts, and is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Moving Image Research Laboratory, McGill University, Montreal. Previously, he held a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Vulnerable Media Lab, Queen’s University.

Mikhel holds a PhD in Art History from Concordia University, where his dissertation examined network-based participatory art projects by Canadian women. At Uniarts Helsinki, Mikhel’s research will focus on the preservation and reactivation of internet-based works, electronic media, and technology-driven performance and installation. This work is grounded in media art archives, artist-run networks, and preservation initiatives, with a particular emphasis on collaborations across the circumpolar north.

ORCID ID: 0009-0001-0530-3292