HIGH WATER (OPENING OCTOBER 19)

AUXART is pleased to announce the beginning of a seven-week reprise of its 2021 residency in Portland’s Building 5. Combining large-scale sculpture installation with a sonic theater of spatial sound art, AUXART will create an immersive setting called High Water. It opens to the public October 21 and will host a series of events to activate the space.

High Water will deepen AUXART’s exploration of themes related to the resiliency and meditative recovery of humans collectively from unanticipated catastrophic events like floods, quakes and fire through focus, organization and finally, no choice.

The residency sets the stage for experiment and inquiry among artists who are expert in composing in ensemble settings. This means that they can build form and sound that is unscripted conversation ranging from quiet talk and thoughtful listening to forceful intensity and asynchronous interrupting. Philip Krohn and the AUXART build team are grateful to be working with multi-instrumentalists Jose Medeles (1939 Ensemble), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Lisa Molinaro (Modest Mouse) and Raymond Richards (The Parson Red Heads) in the composition and creation of this work.

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