Quantum Vibrations: Black Quantum Futurism

Join PST ART: Art & Science Collide at the Audubon Center in Debs Park for a kick-off performance and a celebration of the Northeast LA & Pasadena PST ART weekend. Including food and beverage vendors, the PST ART photo booth, DJs selected by NTS Radio, and outdoor activities led by USAL Project, this event will culminate in a musical performance by Black Quantum Futurism – a collective and multidisciplinary collaboration between Camae Ayewa (Rockers!; Moor Mother) and Rasheedah Phillips (The AfroFuturist Affair; Metropolarity) exploring the intersections of futurism, creative media, DIY-aesthetics, and activism in marginalized communities through an alternative temporal lens.

The performance by Black Quantum Futurism is the first in "Quantum Vibrations," a free, four-part music series, which borrows its title from legendary composer and music theorist Pauline Oliveros's idea of "quantum listening," defined as "listening in order to attune to our bodies, the earth and one another in an increasingly loud and noisy world." Curated by Josh Kun, a professor in the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and vice provost for the arts at USC, each listening session features artists who use music to explore scientific questions and concepts, including nuclear research, desert biomes, and nonhuman music makers.