Allison Knowles: Performance Drawings

When Alison Knowles upends one of her large bean turners–which consist of beans enclosed in earth-toned handmade paper–she brings about a pummeling cascade of sound. They also have a life of their own; any shift, such as that brought on by a change of light or humidity, and they let loose a small pattering. Knowles weaves together these sonic events with spoken poetry during her performances in the Drawing Room.