Indexial is pleased to present a performance from abstract turntablist, sound artist, and DJ Maria Chavez. Syrnx (Yasi Perera) opens.

Born in Lima, Peru and based in NYC, Maria Chávez is best known as an abstract turntablist, sound artist and DJ. Coincidence, chance and failures are themes that unite her work across mediums, including improvised performance, sound and marble sculpture, visual art, book objects and an extensive history with multi-channel installation. Her approach is rooted in Deep Listening, a form of embodied listening developed by her late mentor Pauline Oliveros. Her work has been featured and supported by a myriad of institutions over the past decades including Rewire Festival, Counterflows Festival, Donau Festival, MoMA PS1, The Getty, DOCUMENTA 14, the JUDD Foundation, Cambridge University Press and many, many more. Chavez’s 2012 book, Of Technique: Chance Procedures on Turntable has garnered a reputation as both an academic resource on turntablism and a foundational text for a new generation of turntablists.

Syrnx is the project of Oakland-based artist Yasi Perera, a musician, engineer, and interdisciplinary artist. Perera worked with Don Buchla, an American pioneer in the field of sound synthesis, and is also a member of the noise rock band Caustics.