Red Sport (From Still Moving) 2023

Through collage, assemblage, and film, David Henry and Sue Murad explore the shifts in visual perception between a figure at rest and a figure in motion. They engage with the impact of time (suspended, manipulated, and real) on their collection of images, objects, and choreographic prompts.

Henry, a photographer, educator and curator, and Murad, a performance artist and filmmaker, first met on a project at Old North Church led by Sue and choreographer, Jenna Pollack. During that time, they discovered a shared interest in the absurd, and the way unexpected actions and arrangements disrupt our thought processes and activate our imaginations.

Over the past year, they met regularly in each other's studios, creating work inspired by monthly word prompts like figure/ground, fact/feeling, and faith/desire. The original prompt, still/moving, represents each of their primary approaches to art making and became the parameters for developing work for this show.