Swannanoan Silt

Experimental NC image-makers Isaac King, Tristan Turner, and Drew Erin Adams team with musician Agis Shaw to present a unique multimedia event.

Swannanoan Silt is a two-channel live projection performance examining how communities in western NC cope and rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The projected 16mm motion pictures and slide photography engage directly with the hurricane’s invisible ecological impact, as the film was processed in the contaminated Swannanoa and French Broad Rivers. This work strives to highlight the perseverance, radical empathy, and dedication to one another in our mountain communities despite such adversity.

The Swannanoa River (2003) is an 18 minute silent 16mm film. An abstract study of river light and movement, the film drifts like the perspective of something small and winged, hovering just above the surface.

Presented by GrayMatter Productions.

Doors 7 pm, show at 7:30 pm. $10 cash/Venmo at the door (no one turned away). BYO or sample what’s on hand.