Composer and artist Lyra Pramuk performs an improvisation and songs from her debut album, "Fountain," within the immersive exhibition "Donna Huanca: MAGMA SLIT". Lyra performed atop an auxiliary stage that Huanca designed for other artists to share their ideas on transcendence, meditation, and transformation. Lyra’s presence within the exhibition extends the long-term collaborative relationship and dialogue between the two artists. Costumed in a gown designed by Huanca, as well as body-painted according to the artist's instruction, Lyra and her songs blended into and have become part of the MAGMA SLIT universe.
ABOUT DONNA HUANCA: MAGMA SLIT
For her commissioned exhibition at the Henry, artist Donna Huanca has created an architecturally immersive environment, consisting of a vast stage of interlocking ovoid/cellular forms, landscaped with white sand and supporting six mirrored “screen” sculptures, along with a selection of other sculptural work. Four mural-sized paintings surround the stage, each representing one of the four seasons. As viewers journey through the space, they are invited to experience a kaleidoscopic engagement with their own reflection and the works, as well as sound and olfactory pieces. A complete sensory experience, the installation aims to evoke a slippage of space and time inviting participants to both find and lose themselves. Throughout the length of the exhibition, the Henry, the artist, and cultural performers of all genres will work together to produce a series of programs in dialogue with the exhibition’s themes.
"Donna Huanca: MAGMA SLIT" is organized by Shamim M. Momin, Director of Curatorial Affairs. Lead sponsorship is provided by a gift from the Friday Foundation in honor of Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang Davis and a grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Media sponsorship provided by The Stranger.
For more info on Lyra Pramuk: lyrapramuk.com/bio
For more info on "Donna Huanca: MAGMA SLIT": henryart.org/exhibitions/donn...
Director of Photography: Michael B. Maine
Cameras: Michael B. Maine, Fernando Juarez, Ian Siporin
Editing: Ian Siporin
Live sound mix and recording: Robb Kunz