Automata x Zoopraxographers present

Zoopraxographers #2: If in a Suitcase a Poet

Two duo performances by Manfred Werder and Mark So, and by Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu and Michael Pisaro-Liu, with a 16mm film by Naomi Uman between.

*Seating is limited. Ticket reservations are recommended.

Program:

Buried in the Snow (2024– )by Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu
B/W | 16/35mm | 

Three projectors and a poem etched onto film

——In memory of my childhood friend Wei Wei

On the edge of a cliff   

Dust falls in the snow 

becomes……. 

snow

Cold Mountain Songs (2024– )by Michael Pisaro-Liu

Songs just barely songs, a sliver of a present, a few moments at the edge of a disappearance, some seeds of time. From a growing collection of such pieces, discovered as much as made, composition after the fact. Silent tunnels and a spider’s web hold them together. Inspired by Cold Mountain (寒山), John Ashbery, Taku Sugimoto, John Fahey and Matsuo Basho.

Kalendar by Naomi Uman
2008 | 12 minutes | COLOR | SILENT | 16mm

This silent film obliquely tells the story of language acquisition. The filmmaker, struggling to learn a new language, comes to understand that the names of the months of the year have concrete manifestations.

(print from Canyon Cinema)

[ the music of history ](2021– ) & [ the inscription of the sun ] (2024– ) by Manfred Werder

paper, tape, text, typewriter, voice

Once

this room is

real

readings 54 for Manfred(2016– ), LENZ a companion (2023-4) & c. by Mark So

c20 audio cassette, notebooks, varia

Total Runtime: approx. 75 minutes. 

This event is made possible with the support of the Swiss Arts Council. 

Info, bio and fuller program notes at:

https://www.zoopraxographers.org/ & 

https://www.automatala.org/2024-zoopraxographers-2-if-in-a-suitcase-a-poet