Zabo ChabilanD
Her practice explores the relationships between identity, sound, gesture, material, and perception through experimental processes.
Raised in a creative environment, she learned early on to build bridges between mediums. During long periods of experimentation, she confronted photography with unconventional supports and X-ray film. Over time and at her own pace, she has developed a coherent body of work composed of interconnected series which engage the viewer’s gaze, scotopic vision, and our understanding of portraiture (Polyptych, Corps en Suspens, The Black Project, Profiling Watermarks, and Neuzusammensetzung ).
In her sound performances, she reactivates musical instruments as dynamic materials, transforming their conventional uses to reveal unexpected sonic possibilities. Her first vinyl, Watewah-Sleeping Odyssey, was released in 2020 on Grautag Records label
and the second Anatoms Sonores merges photography and sound performance.
Picture above: © Galya Feierman