Expanding the Frame Live 

live-improvised film done remotely

in collaboration with Lee Noble.

NB: Turn on CC for the sound caption (not included during the actual performance).

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Two Twin Cities–based artists teamed up virtually to present a spontaneous, live performance film. Musician and sound artist Jay Afrisando was in his home studio and interdisciplinary artist Lee Noble was in the Walker’s McGuire Theater. They met virtually to create an improvisational digital film in real time.

“Expanding the Frame Live” have been archived and listed on The Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection. It is currently on screening at Walker Art Center’s The Bentson Mediatheque.

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Work details

Year created: 2021

Medium: 1-channel digital video and stereo audio

Jay Afrisando employs pre-recorded samples and live input from wind instruments, found objects, and his own speech that were live-processed using SuperCollider, a platform for audio synthesis. Lee Noble employs a live-mixed collage running in free video-switching software with a combination of pre-recorded, collected, and live components.

Cast

Concept & Composition: Jay Afrisando and Lee Noble

Sound: Jay Afrisando

Visuals: Lee Noble​

Assistant Curator/Archivist: Michael Walsh​

Associate Curator: Doug Benidt

Production Manager: Sara Shives

Event Technician: Jon Kirchhofer

Stage Supervisor: Phillip O’Toole

Presented by the Walker Art Center through a collaboration between the Moving Image Department (Michael Walsh, assistant curator/archivist) and the Performing Arts Department (Doug Benidt, associate curator) at the Walker.

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Performance

Walker Art’s Virtual Cinema, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, US, 26 February 2021.