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In the archipelago, technology swells at every extreme. All matters are now in service of machines: land, sea, body, mind. The Filipino is a weather(ed) machine.
Chia Amisola performs an experimental ambient atmosphere in PAGASA (Tagalog for hope, after the Philippines' national weather bureau). Historical & real-time climate data provide the basis of sound, image, & samples in a simulation of the tropics, going from its mythological formations to future geographies. Anthropomorphized storms narrativize a history of migrant movement across waters, sonic weaponry breaking waters, and a reliance on colonial imaging technologies. What happens when islands become both the subject and object of computational prophecy?
This performance and interview are presented in the ESS garden, and will be premiered online on ESS's YouTube.
The OPTION series is curated by Ken Vandermark, Lily Finnegan, and Andrew Clinkman.
About Chia Amisola
Chia Amisola is an artist from Las Piñas, Philippines devoted to the internet's loss, love, labor, and liberation. They create ambiences, performances, and tools that explore third world infrastructure, intimacies, and identities through spaces domestic to divine.
About OPTION
OPTION is an ongoing music salon curated by Chicago musicians Andrew Clinkman, Lily Finnegan, and Ken Vandermark and presented by Experimental Sound Studio. Its programming explores contemporary perspectives on improvisation and composition in a 'salon' format, enabling local, national, and international artists to publicly discuss their practice and ideas as well as perform.
The 2024 OPTION season is sponsored in part by Sketchbook Brewing.
Parking
Street parking can be found easily around ESS on streets such as W. Thorndale. There are three parking spots directly in front of ESS on Ravenswood. On weekends, parking is also available along the front of Weber Furniture; please do not block the garage doors. Behind ESS through the alley, there are also two parking spots which we are happy to reserve for anyone with accessibility needs. Please get in touch with info@ess.org to reserve a spot.
During the OPTION series this summer, diagonal parking is available in the alley directly south of ESS and Weber Furniture Service.
Accessibility
ESS has wheelchair seating and accessible bathrooms on both floors.
Please note that once on one floor, there is no ADA-accessible path inside the building to switch between floors; you will have to exit the building and reenter from the respective floor entrance. Our front entrance on Ravenswood leads you to our 1st floor (Audible Gallery, Studio A, Live Room), while our alley entrance leads you to the basement/garden (garden shows, Creative Audio Archive, Studio B).
To reserve accessible seating or parking, request other accommodations, or ask us any accessibility-related questions, please email info@ess.org.