This week comes to you entirely from the mind of New York-based artist
Adam Henry!
In writing about his selection for PSO, Adam said, “I ended up going with a recent painting from a series that explores a small spectrum experiencing various phenomena in painting space.” The track Adam chose to share with PSO is a drone made on a busted-up analog Yamaha synth from 1981. Adam was thinking about how the sounds seem to illustrate the phenomena depicted in the painting.
image: Adam Henry, “Apparition in Formation”, 2024 acrylic and synthetic polymers on linen. 48 x 60 inches / 121.92 x 152.4 cm. photo: Charles Benton
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ABOUT PSO
Porch Swing Orchestra is an art project begun by Barry Stone that explores the interplay between still images and sound.
Since 2018, PSO has collaborated with dozens of musicians, artists, poets, writers, and activists to publish over 200 unique combinations of images and sounds.
Most PSO pieces are made on Stone’s front porch in Austin, Texas, but PSO has traveled to Spiral Jetty in Utah, the border town of Del Rio, Texas, Maine, the San Juan Islands, and performed live in the James Turrell Skyspace, The Color Inside as a part of The University of Texas Landmarks Songs in the Skyspace Program.
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UPCOMING FREE PSO LIVE EVENT
The French Legation
Saturday, November 9 at 7 pm
Austin, TX
802 San Marcos Street
Austin, TX 78702
Parking lot located at 900 East 9th Street
🎶We are getting the band back together for a night of images + sound📽️
Join 🪕 me 🦜 Mark Menjivar, and 🎸 Paul Stautinger for a ONE NIGHT ONLY performance/projection on the gorgeous green lawn of the Historic French Legation.
💺Bring a chair or blanket to listen to PSO play a 45 minute set inspired by the site and its history accompanied by images created for the show projected on a 30 foot screen.
🏡 One of the oldest houses in Austin, the @frenchlegationshs opened in 1841 as a home and diplomatic outpost for the French chargé d’affaires to the Republic of Texas, Alphonse Dubois, after France recognized the Republic of Texas as a sovereign nation. The site tells the story of Texas’ settlement and the growth of one of the capital city’s most vibrant neighborhoods in East Austin
📰There will be a free limited edition printed piece to accompany the performance!!
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Orchestra Players:
Gregory Brooks, Bob Warner,
Emily Scarlet Kramer, Rainey Knudson, Ryan Lauderdale, Tamara Gonzales, Katy Chrisler, Gibson + Recoder, Paul Stautinger, Sarah Hennies, Eric Zimmerman, Matt Bauer, Sandy Carson, Ryan Rhodes, Rebecca Marino, Shannon Spurgeon, Aaron Winslow, Ivy Stone,
Mark Menjivar, Gavin Watts, Ryan Sprott, Brad Tucker, Caleb Churchill, John Hunt, Audra Wolowiec, Lauren Grant, Bill McCullough, Henry Smith, Anthony Francis, Xavier Gilmore, Ana Treviño, Ariana Gomez, Jessica Mallios, Thomas Hooper, SKLOSS, The Reformers, Zuriel Waters, Joe Williams, Jason Reed, Adam Henry
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