Reflected Experience and Shifting Perspective: Here, There, and Otherwhere

Join us at the Public Art Futures Lab to transcend the ordinary into an extraordinary exploration of art and sound. An exhibition and performance by artist, Majid Araim titled "Reflected Experience and Shifting Perspective: Here, There, and Otherwhere" will take place on Friday, March 7th, from 7pm to 11pm. Free and open to the public.

What to Expect: This unique multi-channel audio/visual installation by Iraqi-American artist Majid Araim invites guests into a realm where creativity and research coalesce to reflect on diverse experiences and perspectives. The event will feature sculptural elements, immersive video presentations, and a live musical performance of "Weathered Experience: A Map To Where You Will." This score will be projected alongside the installation, creating a dynamic space where the audience becomes part of the performance itself.

The installation serves as a playground for sound, gesture, and technology, inviting play, communication, and observation. It's a space to contemplate how natural systems coexist and interact within our environments and how these interactions influence our treatment of each other and the world.

About the Artist: Majid Araim, known for his deep engagement with the natural world and experimental music, uses his art to explore themes ranging from identity to quantum mechanics. His background as a composer, educator, and visual artist allows him to create deeply resonant and dynamic works that challenge and enchant his audiences.

Artist Statement: "Reflected Experience: Here, There, and Otherwhere" serves to represent reflection of experience, tying together byproducts of my creativity and research in perspective and environmental communication. In addition to sculptural and video expression, there will be a musical performance of the score Weathered Experience: A Map To Where You Will within the installation which will be projected on the wall creating a unique performer audience experience.

I hope to encourage heuristic endeavor; to evoke passion regarding reflection of experience, investment in exploration of perspective, and awareness of the fruits born from those labors, coalescing sound, gesture, and technology to engage in play, communication, observation, and commentary as a representation of the different degrees in which biological systems coexist in any given environment, creating space for the exploration of how we treat each other and the world in which we exist.

Event Details:

• Date: Friday, March 7th

• Time: 7pm to 11pm

• Location: Public Art Futures Lab, Underground Atlanta, 88 Lower Alabama Street, Atlanta, GA

Artist Bio: Majid Araim is an Iraqi-American multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, curator, visual artist, researcher and a fixture of the Atlanta improvisation and new music communities. Majid's prolific work as a composer focuses on resonance and dynamics, experimental approaches, and is oriented towards the natural world and reimaginings thereof. Since 2019, Majid has been increasingly focusing their sights on theatrical interpretation of expression documented in premiers of Cardinal Queen 2019, Regarding Bullfrogs 2019, Excerpts of an Opera 2020, Fragments From Otherwhere 2021, Giants Moot 2022, Extrapolations from Otherwhere 2023, and Regarding Bullfrogs and Universal Power Dynamics 2024; all relating to the large form work Otherwhere, a fantasy world existing alongside our own, featuring anthropomorphized animals and magical creatures as characters, accessible to humans only through dreams and meditation and exploring a myriad of themes and subjects from identity to quantum mechanics. Majid has given hundreds of performances across the United States and Europe as soloist and in the duo Whispers of Night, as well as experimental music groups such as Atlanta Improvisers Orchestra, BASrelief, The Convergence, Chamber Cartel, Bent Frequency, sunknameless, and Small Peoples Music Ensemble. Majid is a recipient of PREMIER Artist Residency at Georgia Tech School of Music for Whispers of Night’s work with geofons, specialized contact mics for use in ground mediums, exploring communication through filtration of our natural environment; and individual artist awards from Fulton County in 2023 and 2024 and Creative Capital Atlanta in 2023 to further develop the ever expanding large form work Otherwhere. Also in 2024, Majid received acceptance to the {RE}Happening Festival, held annually by the esteemed Black Mountain College Museum, as well as having a new dance work, “Lifecycle IV: Reflections” premiered at the Decatur New Dance Festival exploring the perspective of our relationship as humans with the nonhuman elements of our ecology . Majid holds degrees in Music Composition and Jazz Studies from Georgia Southern University, and since 2013 has presented over 120 concerts as curator of the Magic Lantern series. In addition to their creative work as a musician, they are a dedicated parent, horticulturist, and animal lover.

Getting Here: Public Art Futures Lab is accessible via MARTA Five Points Station (30 Alabama St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303). Follow signs to Underground Atlanta and use the far-right glass door upon entering the courtyard. Parking is available along Pryor and Wall Street. For those requiring ADA assistance, please contact [email protected].

Stay Connected: For more information on this event and future happenings, follow us on Instagram @fultonpublicart and visit our website PublicArtFuturesLab.com for updates.

We look forward to welcoming you to an evening of artistic exploration that promises not only to entertain but also to expand your perceptions reality. This event is a must-attend for anyone interested in the intersections of sound, technology, and artistic expression.

Host or Publisher Fulton County Public Art Program