x/o and gooie collaborate to conjure experimental performance hyaline, April 30

Interdisciplinary performance features movement, latex wearable sculptures by gooie, and new music from x/o

SPONSORED POST BY Chapel Sound Art Foundation

hyaline. Photo by Tôn Tôn Bo

 
 

The world premiere of hyaline, a collaboration between music producer–interdisciplinary artist x/o and visual artist gooie, is taking place at VIVO Media Arts Centre on April 30 at 7:30 pm.

x/o works at the intersection of live performance and electronic music, while gooie’s practice spans costume and sculpture design. Together, the artists present hyaline, which combines biomimetic choreography, improvised movement, cinematic compositions, biosonification, and wearable sculptures.

Unfolding in an environment that evokes the natural world, the interdisciplinary piece explores how meaning can emerge through similarities between humans and non-humans. gooie’s translucent wearable sculptures transform bodies into fungal, isopod, and slug-like entities that evolve, adapt, and moult. x/o’s original soundtrack carries the piece along, with moments of raw emotion that give way to thundering catharsis.

hyaline is co-presented by Notebook Platform and Chapel Sound Art Foundation, in partnership with VIVO Media Arts Centre, with support by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Tickets are available here.


Post sponsored by Chapel Sound Art Foundation.

 
 
 

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