Theorem Collective
Chicago, IL
Interdisciplinary Art
Theorem investigates the geometry of secrets that we carry through our lives, in our bodies, and within the spaces we inhabit. This immersive performance uses sound, image, story, and environment to meditate on a long-held silence, mapping its form and legacy.
Theorem began in 2017, when visual artist Antonia Contro and poet Elizabeth Bradfield decided to collaborate. Together, they created a visual, tactile, and lyric experience in book form.
In 2019, Candor Arts published a fine art edition of Theorem that is held by Harvard University, the Menil Collection, and elsewhere. In 2020, Poetry Northwest Editions published a trade edition.
Now the Theorem Collective is working to bring this unique expression into a performative space with violin, recordings, and animation in a designed environment.
Artists in Residence: Andrew Boyce (Music/Composition), Elizabeth Bradfield (Music/Composition), Eliza Brown (Music/Composition), Antonia Contro (Visual Art), Dan DeHaan (Interdisciplinary Art), Clara Lyons (Music/Composition), and Joseph Merideth (Visual Art)