Ellery Bryan (they/them) is a nonbinary visual artist who translates analog to ephemeral media. Sound artist, producer, audio engineer, and composer Mark Kent Navarro (he/him) is a Filipino-American artist born and raised in Baltimore City. Daoure Diongue (he/him) is a saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist evoking his homes of Baltimore and Senegal through sound. Together, they present ASH: 001 (Ambient Sound Healing), a film scored live with improvisation.

The music of ASH: 001 features Navarro’s Koto (a traditional Japanese zither), played to embody his autonomy over the past of Japanese colonialism in the Philippines, and Diongue’s Kamele Ngoni (a traditional West African harp), played to embody his connection to Senegal. Between these two contrasting intentions is an analog film by Bryan, reflecting how both musicians find healing in stringed instruments with long histories.

Event location:

425 E 31st St, Baltimore, MD 21218