Affinity + Rhythm — A Night of Expanded Cinema, Audiovisual Performance, and Noise
Affinity + Rhythm — A Night of Expanded Cinema, Audiovisual Performance, and Noise
Featuring Tomonari Nishikawa, Feng Jiangzhou, and Sheer anxiety
thursday, march 7, 2024 at 7pm
Civic Pavilion (Boston City Hall Plaza)
5 Congress Street, Boston
Free
Non-Event, in collaboration with the RPM Festival, presents Affinity + Rhythm, an evening of an evening of immersive experiences featuring expanded cinema, audiovisual performances, and live improvisation supported by the Boston Mayor's Office of Art and Culture. The program features an expanded cinema performance by Tomonari Nishikawa, an audiovisual set by Feng Jiangzhou, and a performance by Sheer Anxiety, the duo of Chris Strunk and Andrea Pensado.
About the artists
Sheer Anxiety is the duo of Chris Strunk and Andrea Pensado. Boston-based percussionist and drummer Chris Strunk focuses on cymbal overtones, friction, and non-traditional objects used as percussion instruments in his solo work. Experimental musician, composer, and concert organizer Andrea Pensado is based in Salem, Massachusetts. She creates a highly personal sonic language using harsh, dense layers of sounds, often interwoven with her voice.
Tomonari Nishikawa’s films explore the idea of documenting situations/phenomena through a chosen medium and technique, often focusing on process itself. His films have been screened at numerous film festivals and art venues, including Berlinale, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, London Film Festival, Media City Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival. Based in Vestal, NY, and Tokyo, Japan, Nishikawa teaches in the Cinema Department at Binghamton University. For this performance, he will present his ongoing 16mm film projection performance project, “Six Seventy-Two Variations.” Utilizing a 16mm film projector, Nishikawa scratches the film emulsion to produce visual and sound effects.
Concluding the evening is Feng Jiangzhou, a solo electronic artist with a diverse background in new media art, sound art, installation art, film and television scores, and stage design. Formerly the lead singer of the Fly Band, Feng Jiangzhou is recognized as an early electronic musician in China. Beyond his achievements in music, Feng Jiangzhou's artistic pursuits extend across a diverse spectrum. His influence resonates in new media art, sound art, installation art, film and television scores, and stage design, reflecting a multifaceted creative spirit. With an enduring commitment to pushing boundaries and exploring new sonic landscapes, Feng Jiangzhou continues to captivate audiences worldwide.
