Emerging: CHOKRA (New York City & United Arab Emirates)

CHOKRA (Conscious Hoarding Of Kinetic Rage Associated) is a descendant from The Trucial States, formally known as United Arab Emirates. His sensorial performances embrace multilingual rap rhyme sequences in Arabic, Urdu, Hindi and English interwoven with digital and analogue sound, algorithmic animations, programmed video, transnational costume and a consuming dispersal of original accoutrements including saturated pigment, scent, crude oil, pyromaniac emissions, spices and powdered chillies. CHOKRA’s recent appearances include N/A v0.0 (SALT Artspace, New York, 2009) Studio B-last curated by Sandra Skurvida (International Studios & Curatorial Program, New York, 2010) and Al-Mtsaalh Haal (The Watermill Center – a laboratory of performance, New York, 2010). He will appear at Location One for an upcoming performance titled Mosque_in_Mars at the Marina Abramovic Studio curated by Jovana Stokic in NYC

The artist’s performances are facilitated with a live and electronic apparatus that feature an assimilated composition of digital and analog sound, programmed video, real time algorithmic animations and multiple projections. CHOKRA’s work also configures in a historical collapse, with multilingual rap rhyme sequences conducted in Quranic Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, and English; transnational costume; and a consuming dispersal of original effects, including saturated pigment, scent, crude oil, pyromaniac emissions, spices and powdered chilies.

Video:

CHOKRA presents a video work titled “Satie to D (For S)” featuring performance footage from “Studio B-last” curated by Sandra Skurvida at the International Studios & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York on 7th May 2010.