Daniel Canty

Daniel Canty's early writing career at the end of the 20th century coincided with the digital revolution, of which he was one of the first players. Since then, he has pursued a career as a writer and director marked by invention. In 1999, he created the web adaptation of the book Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman and, in 2001, created the online space in collaboration with the Banff New Media Institute. Horizon zéro, Canada's first portal dedicated to digital creation. With the trilogy consisting of Livre de chevet (2009), de La Table des matières (2007) and of Cité selon, he applies digital lessons to the publication of collective works with complex visual forms. Wigrum (2011), a veritable “paper interface,” distills the potential of fiction and breaks down the form of the novel. He is also the author of Sept proses sur la poésie (2021), La société des grands fonds (2018), Les Etats-Unis du vent (2014), Mappemonde (2007), and the “book adapter” of VVV (2015) and of Curieux manuel (2024), among other works. He continues to produce books under the banner of his creative company, La table des matières, as well as films, theater productions, interfaces, exhibitions, installations, tours, and all kinds of smaller projects that are more or less unclassifiable.