Akin to the Hurricane
Sound Performance
2018 - Current
To interrogate the impossible complex that exist within the hyper-visibility and invisibility of the Black body, Hilario-Reyes utilizes the aesthetics of Carnival to generally take on a satirical approach that undermines said complex. The invisibility of the masquerade and the hyper-visibility of its spectacle allows for a necessary subversion to really materialize this dichotomy.
Akin to the Hurricane is a continuous iterative series of performances, that began in Spring 2018. Initially starting off as an Instagram/Facebook live take over then later progressed into a series of impromptu sound performances. Taking on many forms, this performance has been quite adaptive to the spaces its acted upon.
Iteration 11
Fierce Performance Festival
Birmingham, United Kingdom
In collaboration with EXAEL
Iteration 10
The Kitchen
New York City, New York
2022
In collaboration with Bronze Age
Iteration 09
Gladstone Gallery
New York City, New York
2022
In collaboration with Bronze Age, Parker Bright and WILDBLUR
Iteration 08
Autopoiesis:Recognizing Kin Across Antipodal Topologies
OYOUN
Berlin, Germany
In collaboration with EXAEL
2022
To further interrogate the impossible complex present within the hyper-visibility and invisibility of the Black Body, this iteration takes on a similar approach, as seen in Iteration 07. The performer utilizes more traditional carnival aesthetics, while also operating under the same strobe lighting.
Iteration 07
Rhubarb Performance Festival
Toronto, Canada
In collaboration with Callum Magnum
2022
For this iteration at the Rhubarb Performance Festival I collaborated with producer and sound artist Callum Magnum.
Documenting this performance was quite difficult as the performance is only illuminated by a crescendo of strobe lights that climax towards end. The revelation that the strobes enact produce a still image from an otherwise nearly invisible performance.
Iteration 06
Fire Island Juneteenth Inaugural Celebration
In this simple, maybe more poetic iteration I lay my weight in sand along the boardwalk of Cherry Grove
This is a silent iteration
2021
(No video documentation)
Iteration 05
Eclipsing Performance Festival
Chicago, Illinois
2019
In collaboration with Hijo Prodigo
(No video documentation)
Iteration 04
ACRE
Steuben, Wisconsin
2018
In collaboration with Sharmi Basu
Iteration 03
Grant Park
Chicago, Illinois
2018
Iteration 02
Humboldt Park
North Ave Island
Chicago, Illinois
2018