I'm a 3rd yr MFA in Visual Arts---I will have my thesis show in December 2013
I am really obsessed with interior spaces of architecture—the stuff you don’t pay much attention to. To give an example, the interiors of storage spaces like a boiler room. I’m enthralled especially when I find clumps of dust, mold, or calcium build-up. It is possible to see time in these things—the structures become more than static buildings—one can begin to recognize them as living entities.
The spaces and sets I construct often draw from my interest in "hidden spaces"
In most of my performances I perform blind. I wear a mask. I’ve used masks as a tool to become focused to point of absorption in any moment. I find that I have a lot in common with the early exponents of Butoh in the way that I explore gesture. Ushio Amagatsu, choreographer, dancer and designer of the 1970s Japanese born troupe Sankai Juku, hits me the hardest! Amagatsu’s work is one of the most powerful moments I have experienced. He doesn’t operate in language. I’m just mesmerized—in the moment.
Here are some examples of my work - http://ucsdopenstudios.com/2013/artists/jamilah-abdul-sabur/
Proposed Idea for this Class
I'm really looking forward to collaborate incorporating the use of biophysical sensors that capture the low-frequency acoustic vibrations produced by the bodies of performers.