Book of Clouds
Durational Performance, Broad Art Center
Residency, UCLA Art/Sci, 2016

This 24hr. durational performance marked the Spring Equilux in Los Angeles, and was the premiere of Book of Clouds. We three artists from New York, NY and Vancouver, BC came together using experimental media, movement, and sound to playfully sync to the surreal elements of sun, moon, human, cloud, bird, storm. This iteration of Book of Clouds inhabited various rhythms in time, and workshopped a time outside the clock; outside of a faster disorienting world.

The development of Book of Clouds is rooted in ritual experiential practices that involve keen listening and prolonged investigation of nature. On March 16 and 17th, 2016 in Los Angeles, the sun rose at 7:02 am and set at 7:02 pm -- an interval of exactly 12 hours. This is the Spring Equilux -- equal times of light and dark.

Amy Huestis (magic lanterns)
Jody Sperling (choreography/dance)
Omar Zubair (sound composition/video)

photos: John Sisley

24 hr. Durational Performance:

March 16 // sunset, 7:01 pm - 7:11 pm
March 17 // sunrise, 7:00 am - 7:20 am
March 17 // solar noon, 1:00 pm - 1:40 pm
March 17 // sunset, 5:43 pm - 7:03 pm