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The community is invited to take听a walk through听's magical Afrolandscape, 鈥�,"听an interactive environment in which mobile sculptures hanging from reclaimed Afro hair morph seamlessly into gender-fluid shapes.听
D茅esse, an artist whose work has been exhibited around the globe,听describes the installation as a "sculptural exploration of surrealist gender-bending Afro-futurism." She developed Hermafrodek听during a recent ATLAS B2 Creative Residency; the B2 Center for Arts Media and Performance/CMAP听is an interdisciplinary and wildly experimental community located in the Roser ATLAS Center at CU Boulder.听
Who: Everyone and anyone
What: "Hermafrodek: A Suspension of Identity," a magical Afrolandscape
When: Open viewing hours鈥�May 23-26, 2-4 p.m.; May 27, 11-1 p.m.
Where: Roser ATLAS Center, ATLAS Black Box Experimental Studio (ATLS B2 level), 1125 18th St. Boulder
Cost: Free
Learn听more about the technologies in the Black Box Experimental Theater, including Augmester course offerings with hands-on learning opportunities.听
This interactive exhibit, located in the ATLAS Black Box Experimental Studio,听utilizes the highly specialized equipment available in B2, incorporating听motion capture, projection mapping听and Ambisonic sound technology to create an endlessly shifting soundspace which engages and captivates visitors.听
For this project, D茅esse's collaborators include ATLAS Affiliate听Brad Gallagher听as technical art director,听听as sound designer and technical support听and staff member听Gary McCrumb听as lighting designer and audio engineer.听
D茅esse鈥檚 work has been exhibited in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, at institutions including the Katonah Museum of Art;听Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art;听Printed Matter, Inc., New York, NY;听the Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center in Asheville;听Mahmoud Darwish Museum; Center for Global Justice; San Miguel De Allende, Mexico; Bogot谩 Arte Contemporaneo Gallery, Bogota, Colombia; Galerie Nord Berlin, Germany; Greatmore Studios, Capetown, South Africa; Total Arts Gallery, Dubai听and the Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi.