Ezra Masch: VOLUMES

Through collaborations with musicians, Masch expands the possibilities of performance by making sound visible and space audible. Each iteration of VOLUMES is unique, shaped by the interplay of musician, instrument, and environment, and no two experiences are ever the same. What emerges is a living system of exchange between sound and light, artist and collaborator, audience and architecture, that underscores how art can transform perception and create shared moments of discovery.

For his first presentation of this work in Nebraska, Ezra Masch expands VOLUMES through the use of colored light, shifting both performer and audience perception while underscoring his deep interest in synesthesia. Unlike its previous iterations as short performance-based installations, this four-month exhibition allows Masch to build momentum across multiple engagements with local and national performers. Each performance will be recorded and subsequently integrated into the installation to be on view during gallery hours, layering past with present into an evolving environment that continues to resonate long after the live event.

Monthly performances will feature a dynamic lineup of musicians, beginning with Omaha-based artists Dana Murray and Kendall Wooden on January 16 for the opening reception. Nationally recognized musician George Burton will perform on February 20, followed by Omaha-based Phill Smith on March 28 during Bemis Center’s Open House / Open Studios event. The series will conclude on May 2 with drummer Mark Guiliana, performing during the exhibition’s closing weekend.