“If light can thus deceive, wherefore not life?” - Joseph Blanco White

Linked to the world by light, the world comes to us by way of reflection and shadow. Through installation and performance, artist/vocalist Ami Yamasaki appears as Kōshi* (光子, or “Photon”), a fragment of light making its way through the world. Playing with space, movement, and voice, SURFACE depicts the life of Kōshi, exploring Kōshi’s paradoxical nature as both particle and wave and revealing the outer world not as something superficial, but as something to be embraced and celebrated. SURFACE chronicles the life of Kōshi through experimentation and play.

The mhProject performances (Fridays, Saturdays) amplify reflecting light and voice to reveal meaning in a world of appearances. In a special set of follow-up Sunday performances (invite-only, location TBA), the birth of Kōshi is revealed through explorations with shadow. Join us early at mhProject for some social time and some experiments with light.