Breathe in the World, (or, problems with you, me, we, they, hear and see)
HAMMER | May 13 & 14, Hammer Museum
Jeanine Oleson's new performance is concerned with the movement of breath in and out of the body through the vector of a new instrument. This instrument splits the breath’s analog production of sound into a series of temperature sensors that create independent sound based on data. Two musicians improvise with the single instrument, illustrating the symbiotic connection of the body with its surroundings, analog and digital, communication and chaos.
The performance is also as an examination of the internal’s constant negotiation of external life through language, musicality, mis/connections, labor and material, all wrought with some humor.
Directed by: Jeanine Oleson
Performers: Tim Aaron, Scott Cazan, Rachel Higgins, and Sharon Kim
Sets: Rachel Higgins
Special thanks to Gil Gentile for his help with initial programming, Chuck McAlexander, The BrassLab for building the instrument, and UrbanGlass, Brooklyn.
Event Date: Saturday and Sunday, May 13 & 14, 4–5 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum
Price: Free
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.