SHAPESHIFTERS, 2026
Yara and Taliensen collaborative storytelling
(Forthcoming)
ABOUT
Venezuelan American Interdisciplinary artist Alejandra Abad and Welsh American musician and fullbright scholar Dr. Stephen Jones of Black Moon Howl. Academic scholars and educators collaborate with experimental storytelling through audiovisual experiences, creating films, art, music, performances, and academic papers and conferences. Alejandra frequently works with Stephen to develop a sonic landscape for her films, utilizing music and sound design to augment the visual power of the world of I not I. They also perform live as Casa De Houses.
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POP-UP IMMERSIVE GEO-DOME EXPERIENCE
Directed + Animated by Alejandra Abad
excerpt from Water State, 2024-2025
Music: Steve Jones
Alejandra Abad's animated moving collages is an immersive celebration of Florida’s rich biodiversity.
“A collaboration between the Museum of Discovery and Science and the Coral Springs Museum of Art. This unique pop-up planetarium installation transforms our understanding of local ecosystems through stunning animated projections that showcase the diverse wildlife and plant life that make Florida extraordinary.”
— Coral Springs Museum of Art
LEXICON DE PLANTAS, 2024
Immersive Large Scale Installation by Alejandra Abad
Music: Steve Jones
ARS Electronica, Expanded Animation: Blind Peer Review & Published Proceedings, Austria
Abad, A., & Jones, S. (2024). Lexicon de Plantas (Lexicon of Plants). Expanded Animation Conference on
Animation and Interactive Art (Expanded '24), Linz, Austria. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12686988
CHROMA ART FILM FESTIVAL, SUPERBLUE, MIAMI
VIDA
Duration: 3:12 min
Directed & Animated: Alejandra Abad
Music: Steve Jone
The animation Vida screened at Untitled, the ALC video Art Festival in Alicante, Spain (2022), at Supernova Digital Animation Festival in Denver in an environmental themed program (Buell Theatre, Sie FilmCenter), and Glowland Festival (Frick Fine Art, Pittsburgh). And (2024) Chroma Art Film Festival in Miami at SuperBlue.
