Summary

Mathieu DeBlois is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and researcher working at the intersection of immersive media, digital heritage, and narrative environment design. With a background in volumetric filmmaking and spatial storytelling, his practice explores the expressive potential of 3D capture technologies, such as photogrammetry, LiDAR, and volumetric video, to construct immersive archives and site-specific experiences across fulldome, VR and interactive installation formats.

Mathieu DeBlois specializes in the design of narrative-driven volumetric archive environments that integrate spatialized sound, performative elements, and documentary layers. His work has been presented at major digital art festivals and research institutions across the world. In 2023, his project The Architecture of Memories, a fulldome interactive installation developed during a residency at the Société des arts technologiques [SAT] in Montreal, was later showcased at Ars Electronica and the Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF). In 2025, M.DeBlois was awarded the C.D. Howe scholarship (2025) awarded by the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

M. DeBlois recently completed a series of immersive field recordings and volumetric scans of 32 Seljavegur, an iconic artist residency building in Reykjavik slated for demolition. The resulting project explores how spatial documentation can function as a living archive, preserving not only architectural features but also the social and emotional resonances embedded in place.

Mathieu’s research-creation methodology combines artistic experimentation with critical design, and is informed by collaborations with composers, programmers, and curators working at the edge of digital preservation and immersive storytelling.

Skills

Software proficiency

Unity

Unreal Engine

Depthkit

ZBrush

Substance 3D Painter

Blender

Houdini

RealityScan

Maya

Marvelous Designer