Intensities

Intensities, 2016

Single-Channel HD Video with Sound
Art + Process + Ideas Residency at Mills College Art Museum
Duration: 10:21 minutes

Intensities is a meditation on micro-movement, resistance, and the quiet labor of stillness. Amid a culture of relentless acceleration, the work invites viewers to decelerate—drawing attention to the body in a state of almost-motion. Every subtle sway, every tremor of balance becomes a site of inquiry: What does it take to remain still in a world that demands constant motion?

Through sound and image, the piece asks how we endure across time, how we hold ground without retreat, and how the smallest gestures can contain the charge of future-making. In stillness, Intensities finds a radical kind of potential—one that hums beneath the surface of action, awaiting release.

Credits:

Choreography: Surabhi Saraf and all dancers
Director of Photography: Jeremiah Barber
Casting and Choreographic Advice: Shinichi Iova-Koga
Lighting: Jeremiah Barber
Costume: Tiare Ribeaux & Surabhi Saraf
Video Editing: Surabhi Saraf & Jeremiah Barber
Sound Editing and Composition: Surabhi Saraf & Shane Myrbeck
Production Assistant: Jess Smith & Leila Weefur

Dancers:

Dana Iova-koga
Sophia Klein
Amara Tabor-Smith
Byb Chanel BIBENE
Yukihiko Noda
Nadia Oka
Spencer Pulu
Javier Fresquez
Emeline Le Thiec
Joyce Kushner