“Control F” is a performance by Sharon Chohi Kim and Elana Mann fusing sonic sculpture and voice. This piece amplifies tensions of freedom of speech, the dissonances of communication, and the attempted silencing of voices. Kim will move and sing with Mann’s “Call to Arms” sculpture, wearing a flowing robe printed with nonsensical letters, symbolizing the fragmentation and distortion of language. Chohi will vocalize a list of words banned by the current presidential administration, who reportedly finds (and punishes) users of these words through the “command F” keyboard shortcut.

Sharon Chohi Kim’s work as a performing artist and composer includes immersive experimental opera, performance art, improvisation, electronic sound art and site-specific space activation through movement and voice. Elana Mann is an artist and activist who explores the power of the collective voice, the embodiment of language, and deafness.