Film Screenings / Programs / Series
ISSUE PROJECT ROOM PRESENTS: DISTANT PAIRS
March 1 – March 2
Throughout 2020 & 2021, ISSUE Project Room premiered ten works in its newly initiated “Distant Pairs” series. For this project, ISSUE commissions sound artists to produce collaborative work at a time when the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted their ability to travel and perform, and altered the nature of collective work and performance. Pairing artists in disparate locations who cannot work together in “traditional” ways, the “Distant Pairs” series examines the collaborative process, methods of working, and partnership amidst these constrained conditions.
These works originally premiered online and were experienced in disparate home screen and sound system arrangements. Now ISSUE and Anthology join forces for two evenings to present the works back-to-back in a cinematic environment, showcasing the varied compositional structures, cinematic orientations, and unique approaches to the “audiovisual” demands of our current age.
The series has included premieres from Joe McPhee & Taku Unami, Veryan Weston & Ingrid Laubrock, Dreamcrusher & Dis Fig, Ana da Silva & Phew, Sofia Jernberg & Tomeka Reid, Rob Thorne & Raven Chacon, Viola Yip & Laetitia Sonami, Cecilia Lopez & Carmen Baliero, Louis Carnell & Okkyung Lee, and Rashad Becker & FUJI||||||||||TA.
The screening on Wednesday, March 2 will feature a short conversation + Q&A with participating artists Viola Yip & Cecilia Lopez, whose “Distant Pairs” works were co-presented with Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center.
New commissions in ISSUE’s “Distant Pairs” series are being presented online on ISSUE’s website throughout February 2022. These works, in addition to the 2020 and 2021 commissions, will stream on ISSUE’s site and will be available on the Archive page after each premiere date.
PROGRAM 1:
TAKU UNAMI & JOE MCPHEE (2020, 15.5 min, digital)
VERYAN WESTON & INGRID LAUBROCK (2020, 60 min, digital)
DREAMCRUSHER & DIS FIG (2020, 16.5 min, digital)
ANA DA SILVA & PHEW (2020, 19 min, digital)
TOMEKA REID & SOFIA JERNBERG (2021, 14 min, digital)
ROB THORNE & RAVEN CHACON (2021, 37 min, digital)
Total running time: ca. 165 min.
Tues, Mar 1 at 7:00.
PROGRAM 2:
VIOLA YIP & LAETITIA SONMI (2021, 26.5 min, digital)
CECILIA LOPEZ & CARMEN BALIERO (2021, 28 min, digital)
LOUIS CARNELL (VISIONIST) & OKKYUNG LEE (2021, 22.5 min, digital)
RASHAD BECKER & FUJI||||||||||TA (2021, 47.5 min, digital)
Total running time: ca. 130 min + Q&A with Viola Yip & Cecilia Lopez.
Wed, Mar 2 at 7:00.
