Sunday Reset with Gralin Hughes & Manna Pourezzai

Rest & reset your week with ICA!

Start your week with relaxation and transcendence for this month’s Sunday Reset. Submerge in the soothing and enchanting soundscapes from sound artist Manna Pourrezaei, complemented by projections from multidisciplinary artist Gralin Hughes. This session explores the themes and textures of our current exhibition, , and offers an optional journaling experience inspired by the sounds and images.

Whether you seek meditative calm, a source of artistic inspiration, or a creative outlet, this one is for you! BYO journal or grab one from us. No materials or prior experience is required to join!

This program is part of our monthly series, Sunday Reset, which features Philadelphia area practitioners working at the juncture of art and wellness.

MANNA - the performing name of Manna Pourrezaei - is a Philadelphia-based modular synthesist whose slow-evolving, expansive live electronic music sets invite deep listening & connection. Her synthetic works balance fluidity with surprising shifts in tone & space, encouraging listeners to engage with sound through gentle observation rather than expectation. MANNA has performed at Making Time Fort Mifflin, alongside artists such as Laraaji, Mary Lattimore, and Julianna Barwick, and at Great Circles' Passages Ambient Channels and Crossings A/V series. Her recent release on Mystery Circles - Joyful Participation in the Sorrows of Now - was composed as an exercise in the generative power of full engagement with sound & synthesis. Drawing from her studies in English, philosophy, psychology, and biomedical sciences, MANNA's work is deeply informed by her research into the cognitive and therapeutic effects of yoga, meditation, and the creative process.

Gralin Hughes, Jr. (aka Television Sky) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Philadelphia, working at the intersection of sound and visuals. He merges visual art and sound design through projection mapping, audio/visual live performances, and installation art. His work explores the manipulation of fragmented textures through modular synthesis, field recordings, and software. His artistic practice is rooted in collaboration; he uses technology to activate and elevate work by visual artists, musicians, galleries, and museums. He is a member of PhillyAV, an artist-led experimental multimedia collective, and a founding member of blkpatches, a collective of Black modular synthesizer artists. He is also a co-owner of Multiverse, a speculative fiction-themed book store. His recent collaborative work has activated spaces at the Barnes Foundation, Franklin Institute, International House, Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Swarthmore College, and Taller Puertorriqueño. Gralin holds an MFA in Museum Exhibition Planning and Design from the University of the Arts.

marks the first U.S. solo museum exhibition dedicated to Joanna Piotrowska (b. 1985), a Polish artist based in London whose work examines the human condition through performative acts, photography, and film. Self-defense manuals and psychotherapeutic methods are used as reference points as Piotrowska explores the complex roles that play out in everyday life. The exhibition features large-scale, silver gelatin prints of subjects that probe human behavior and the dynamics of domestic relations, exploring intimacy, violence, control, and self-protection with an emphasis on gesture and touch. Throughout the galleries, the artist creates a space with domestic references from which contrasting image placement and content create an uncanny experience that reveals moments of care as well as hierarchies of power.

ICA is committed to creating a welcoming environment for all visitors. For more notes on accessibility including accessible parking nearby visit our Accessibility landing page. If you require any accessibility accommodations or have any questions about the program, please contact Brittany Clottey ([email protected]).

Programming at ICA is made possible in part by the Emily and Jerry Spiegel Fund to Support Contemporary Culture and Visual Arts and the Lise Spiegel Wilks and Jeffrey Wilks Family Foundation. Public and Student Engagement at ICA is supported by the Bernstein Public Engagement Fund, Suzanne Weiss Doft & Jacob W. Doft, Stacey & Robert Goergen Jr., Hilarie L. & Mitchell Morgan, the Nash Family Foundation, Joline & David Stemerman, and by Dana McDonald Strong & Mark W. Strong.

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