Henna Chou + Alison Wilder
Mallory Qiu
Liv Mershon
March’s Elastro Series bring artists Henna Chou and Alison Wilder in from Texas, then solo sets from Liv Mershon (of nunn + Who is the Witness?) and Mallory Qiu on the 16 channel CLEAT System. Wilder (electronics) + Chou (cello), reuniting after 20 years of long-distance musical friendship, will premiere On Sand, a 3-movement improvisational electroacoustic work that asks questions like "what if we rejected language after it hurt us the first time?" and "how can we remember and tell stories without bodies?"
Qiu presents Venus, Moon, and Whispers on the Road East, a poetic journey through live synth and piano improvisations, spoken word readings, accompanied by mesmerizing video projections. The piece invites audience to explore themes of love, loss, and liberations, creating a spellbinding fusion of sight and sound that transcends physical boundaries. In this solo performance, Mershon combines her current explorations into noise with the song-writing of her recent past and home videos from her youth. Inspired by the psychedelic experience of aging, Mershon combines these nostalgic and emergent practices in an attempt to witness her own changing but static self. More info TBA
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door
Artist Bios
Henna Chou is a sound explorer with experiences living in Tucson, AZ; Overland Park, KS; Berkeley, CA; Ames, IA; Beijing, China; and Montpelier, VT. Chou enjoys participating in Austin’s creative community as a cellist, guitarist, keyboardist, and sound artist. Previous participations include work with COTFG, Salvage Vanguard Theater, Paper Chairs Theater, BLiPSWiTCH, Collide Arts, The Blanton Museum of Art, The Contemporary Austin, Blanton Museum of Art, New Music Co-Op, Phonography Austin, Golden Hornet, Heloise Gold and The Resonant Lung.
Alison Wilder is a composer and performer whose work explores the coalescence of sound and narrative. Her formative experiences include PhD studies in music cognition at McGill University, making experimental art pop as Blix Byrd, and ongoing sonic intelligence consulting work. She incorporates research in music theory & cognition, artificial intelligence, and cultural studies to create works infused with a deeply personal connection to the human endeavor on a grand scale.
Mallory Yanhan Qiu is a rising artist based in Chicago, Illinois, born in Chongqing, China in 2000. Her interdisciplinary approach reflects her deep passion and honed expertise in the areas of live video and sound performance, sonic exploration, body movement, poetry, and digital visual art. Fueled by her curiosity in the realm of physical sensation and mimicking biological movements, Qiu endeavors to invert the familiar and discover memory-laden locations that exist simultaneously in proximity and distance. Through examination of the tumultuous fluctuations of daily life, she endeavors to bridge the gaps between space, physicality, and recollection. By seamlessly integrating elements of movement, auditory study, and visual art, Qiu creates works that probe and expand upon one’s experiences and perspectives in both the physical and virtual spheres. Qiu has performed at Compound Yellow, Epiphany Center for the Arts, Elastic Arts, Mana Contemporary, {} () {} ∆ ‡ | () {} Nonation Art Lab, Research House for Asian Art, SAIC, and Tritriangle.
Liv Mershon is a multi-media artist and member of the harsh-ambient group, nunn. In this solo performance, Mershon combines her current explorations into noise with the song-writing of her recent past and home videos from her youth. Inspired by the psychedelic experience of aging, Mershon combines these nostalgic and emergent practices in an attempt to witness her own changing but static self.