Artwork for Breathing in the Time of Disaster created by Artist Cassie Mira

ABOUT THE SHOW
Artists Ching-In Chen & Cassie Mira present Breathing in a Time of Disaster, in collaboration with climate data sound artist Judy Twedt, conduct a Breath Chorus ritual which includes Houston and Seattle area collaborators to explore survival during personal and collective disaster! This is an improvised choral performance, installation and speculative writing project focusing on the unit of breath in relation to ecological change and community wisdom.

This project includes rituals and recordings from Houston and Washington artists. Aliah Lavonne Tigh is among the collaborators which include afidha Acuay, Aveda Adara, Becky Alexander, Xitlalli Alvarez Almendariz, Debolina Banerjee, Baozi/Shuxuan, Serena Chopra, Angelique Demetillo, Julie Feng, Atlas Fernandez, Madison Gaines, Jorge Galván Flores, William Giles, Jesse Guecha, Geneviève Hicks, Carole Hsiao, Ye Qing Jiang, Koomah, Xanne Kozuki, Ronald Llewellyn Jones, Roberto Lopez, Alia Mahdi, Henry Nguyễn, Melelani Petersen, Emily Pinckney, Sam Prudente, Rachel Afi Quinn, Juan Carlos Reyes, Marchie Sayas, Leslie Contreras Schwartz, Stephanie Segura, Rosanna Sze, Atlas Tan, Mariel Thuraisingham, Arianne True, Stalina Villarreal, Dee Dee Watters, JM Wong, Raelynne A. Woo, Diana Xin, yucca, Jiéyì Zhou, and more.

WHERE Jack Straw New Media Gallery. October 28-December 23, 2022

To schedule a visit, call 206-634-0919 or email jsp@jackstraw.org

BIG DATES

Photograph taken from Artist Ching-In Chen. Photo of projected video that’s part of show.

Opening Reception: Friday, October 28, 7pm

Artist Talk: Friday, November 4, 7pm

In person and streaming on YouTube and Facebook Live

Youth and Family Workshop: Saturday, December 3, 2pm

Email education@jackstraw.org for more information or to sign up.