Doors at 6:00 p.m.
Performance starts at 7:00 p.m. 
Estimated Duration: 2 hours

Solar Eulogy is an experimental audio-visual journey through the complexities of grief, trauma, self reflection. 

Across his last three albums, Lived a Devil, Solar Church, and _1984, Allen Moore has collaged textures and rhythms to create fully formed songs, hazy interludes, improvised loops, and drones that explore the distance between joy and heartbreak, structure and formlessness, and finding an inner peace in the tumult of history. Moore’s audio is often sourced from personal recordings and public archives. However, he takes collage and the concept of compression a step further: Through hand casting records with graphite, okra leaves, synthesizers, and other objects that are signifiers of the Black experience, he creates “warped mirrors” of old soul records.

Solar Eulogy builds on the sonic landscapes of Moore’s social sound art practice with a live score and projections that delve into fragmented memories and haunting rhythms to create an immersive experience of healing and survival told through experimental audio and visual compositions. Guests are invited to seek comfort through stimming, moving, or finding stillness. A variety of seating options will be provided. 

Doors open at 6pm with a DJ set and light refreshments. Solar Eulogy opens with performances from HCL Artists in Residence Carissa Lee and Haruhi Kobayashi at 7pm.