RAIN ROAD- BY MICHAELLA MOON

December 16th 2021

Rain Road invites the audience to interact with the five umbrellas hanging upside down from the ceiling. Each of these umbrellas has its own sensors that detects if there is light being shined and triggers 12 separate aural and visual changes to the installation space. This installation follows the story of Jane and her friend Cloud. Through their playlist of rain-themed songs, Jane is able to convince Cloud to water their crops.

On December 16th 2021, the Rain Road installation welcomed guest performer-composers Anais Azul, Chuck Behring and Yolanda Shao. As Anais and Chuck improvised with their and each other's loop pedal, the audience members interacted and co-composed alongside them. By triggering each umbrella, participants were able to add pre-recorded layers to their performance. Yolanda was able to fill the space by creating movements according to the audience's interaction with the umbrellas.

*Rain Road is an interactive installation held at the CalArts WaveCave. It premiered on December 6th 2021 and continued to be open to the public 24/7 until December 18th 2021.

“Listen” (aka, The Listening Chair, 2017) is a multi-sensorial, interactive installation that invites the listener to have a meditative moment and time for self-reflection through music, questioning and tactile sensation. In a time where scrolling and stressing are the norm, where differences in race, gender, and sexuality continue to fracture our understanding of each other, we need to develop resources to truly listen to one another. Participants of the installation are encouraged to sit, put on headphones and blindfolds, listen, comment and take a “Ways to Practice Active Listening” card with them.

The songs played are the ones in the Soundcloud link on this page.

Ideas Conference at Boston University

March 2019

“Tales from the Gut” Post Cubicle Gallery

April 2018

“Marca X” at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts

January 2018