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A live performance after the Gallery Crawl.

Surabhi Saraf will perform “Grains” at the Peirce Studio at 10pm, on 9/25, admission is FREE.

GRAINS is an original audio-visual performance deals with expanding the sonic energy that resides in a single grain of sound. The performance explores the visual and sonic amplification of domestic food grains and their transformation into a collection of solid grains that flow like liquid as they multiply. Layering her vocals on top of the flowing grains, Surabhi Saraf weaves a rich tapestry of sounds, multiplied and fragmented, creating dynamic textures and immersive architectural soundscapes. It was first performed at the Asian Art Museum in May, 2013. In this collaboration with Ian Smith-Heisters, the visual space is transformed by projections that pulsate alongside the sound, magnifying the performance's granular energy.

"Tablets" is inspired by the artist's family's pharmaceutical factory in Indore, India, where seventy people, using quasi-archaic machinery, produce tablets, capsules and syrups. This work reflects on the production of the tablets, involving a central video projection and video box sculptures. The video projection features performers enacting a choreographed sequence that echoes the repetitive motions of the equipment and the factory workers.

Credits for Grains:
Vocals + electronics: Surabhi Saraf
Visuals + custom software: Ian Smith-Heisters