The Adjacent Possible

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Our exhibition in the Eisenberg Gallery, Big Bang Votive by artist Yvette Molina, is based on a collaborative storytelling process that provides the inspiration for the final paintings executed throughout the course of the show. There is also an accompanying sound component in the gallery mixing cosmic sounds with interview snippets composed by the artist’s husband, Joshua-Michéle Ross. Inspired by the collaborative aspects of Molina’a process, we discovered Ross’s project The Adjacent Possible as a complimentary public program to the exhibition.The Adjacent Possible mixes music, improvisational performance, storytelling, and technology to transform the audience into an orchestra. The experience culminates in the performance of a piece of music that is published.The Adjacent Possible, a term adapted from theoretical biologist Stuart Kaufman, uses music as a metaphor to explore how we form community, perceive possibility and work from constraints, to make choices in life. The project began as a series of physical performances but with the onset of the COVID-19 it has evolved into a unique and compelling virtual experience. Participants log into a special site where they are met by “The Conductor” who guides them through the process of instrument selection, practice, rehearsal, and performance. The virtual performances are the result of a collaboration with Joshua-Michéle Ross, Adam Brick, and Adam Lucas.Learn more about the project by visiting the website:https://www.theadjacentpossibleorchestra.com/

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