dreaming with eyes open

at Wasserman Projects (Detroit) / April 10, 2025

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A solo concert in response to works by artists Gerhardt Knodel and Roberto Benavidez currently featured in their respective exhibitions Imagined Futures and Abstract Piñatas. 

Following the marionette characters dreamt up by Gerhardt Knodel, the concert program serves as a sonic map, propelling their journey forward as the theater of life unfolds before them. The music of Ann Southam weaves them through a landscape of dazzling, swirling colors, while the sounds of Huang Ruo (composed for piano, police whistle, and tuned beer bottles) amplify their dramatic flair for adventure. Through ancient rhythms, the music of Evan Ziporyn and Slamet Abdul Sjukur connects the characters to a deeper history, guiding them toward a glimmering future built upon all experience. 

In search of new modes of communication and expression, pianist and Yamaha Artist Justin Snyder explores performance as an immersive and integrated experience, reimagining the ways in which we listen and think about music. Through the cross-pollination of music with olfaction, dance and movement, science, visual art, architecture, technology, and beyond, Justin seeks to illuminate entirely new perspectives borne out of experimentation. 

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PROGRAM

Stitches in Time

- Ann Southam

Shifting Shades (Drama Theatre No. 2)

- Ruo Huang

Sungai (The River)

- Slamet Abdul Sjukur

Pondok

- Evan Ziporyn

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