As part of Imageless Performance Series
In-person Only
Microscope is very pleased to present “Measuring Time,” an evening of live sound performance by Ephraim Asili taking place as part of our series of “Imageless Film” performances in connection and collaboration with the “Imageless Films” series at Anthology Film Archives.
New York-based artist Ephraim Asili will provide an improvised soundscape performance on the Boss SP-404 SX Linear Wave Sampler Sequencer, which was used to score several of his films, tapes, and most recently the vinyl record included in his recently published book, “Measuring Time” (VSW PRESS).
“My first medium was sound/music. Eventually film replaced sound as my main mode of artistic communication. Whenever time permits and the spirit moves, I make audio sketches and notes, what I consider Hip Hop inspired aural journal entries. The audio-collage entries on the enclosed record were made with, my vinyl record collection, a Technic 1200 turntable, a Boss SP 404 sampler, and a Tascam four track cassette recorder.” — Ephraim Asili
A Q&A with Ephraim Asili will follow the performance.
Please note: Masks are required for entry to our events at this time.
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Ephraim Asili is an African American Artist, Filmmaker, DJ, and traveler whose work focuses on the African diaspora as a cultural force. Asili’s childhood and adolescence were imbued with hip hop music, Hollywood movies, and television. Often inspired by his day to day wanderings, Asili creates art that situates itself as a series of meditations of the everyday. He received his B.A. in Film and Media Arts from Temple University and his M.F.A in Film &;Interdisciplinary Art at Bard College. Ephraim Asili is currently the Director of the Film & Electronic Arts at Bard College where is also an Associate Professor of film production and film studies.
Asili’s films have screened in festivals and venues all over the world, including the New York Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, The Berlinale, and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Asili's 2020 feature debut The Inheritance premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, and was recently acquired by the Whitney Museum of American Art. n 2021 Asili was a 2021 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation recipient. Most recently Asili directed a short film Strange Math, along with the 2023 Men's Summer fashion show for Louis Vuitton.