Sarah Small

Sarah Small (born 1979 in Washington D.C.) is an American artist, composer, singer, filmmaker, photographer, and performer featured on Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble's GRAMMY-Winning album, Sing Me Home.[1][2] Currently based in Brooklyn, New York, Sarah's work ranges from photography to her Tableau Vivant performances of The Delirium Constructions.

Sarah Small
Born1979
Washington D.C., USA
EducationB.S. in Photography from Rhode Island School of Design
OccupationComposer, Vocalist, Filmmaker, Performer, Director, Photographer
Known for
  • Tableau Vivant (performance)
  • Black Sea Hotel (vocal ensemble)
  • The Delirium Constructions (photography series)
  • Butter on the Latch (film)
Parent(s)Father: Haskell Small
Websitehttps://www.sarahsmall.com/

Education

She attended high school at The Field School, in Washington, D.C.[3] She studied at the Rhode Island School of Design graduating in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in photography.[4] In 2003, Small began studying Bulgarian vocal production in a start-up Bulgarian Women's Choir, Yasna Voices.

Her musical education included classes in Balkan folk singing with singer Kremena Stancheva from the choir Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares.[5]

Career

She has premiered original works with Kronos Quartet in collaboration with vocal trio, Black Sea Hotel, at St. Ann's Warehouse.[6]

Her work has been exhibited globally at venues such as Galerie Caprice Horn (Berlin), Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Australian Centre for Photography, and was named one of the “Top 13 Emerging Photographers” working today, by American Photo Magazine.[7][8]

In 2007, Small co-formed Brooklyn's Balkan vocal ensemble, Black Sea Hotel. She has premiered original works with Kronos Quartet in collaboration with Black Sea Hotel at St. Ann's Warehouse.[9][6] The vocal ensemble was featured in Small's Tableau Vivant of The Delirium Constructions in 2011. She was featured in a music video directed by Josephine Decker in 2017.[10][11] She headlined the Lund Choral Festival in Scandinavia in 2018.[12][13]

She has taught darkroom photography to both children and adults, and in 2009, she taught Portrait Photography to seniors at the Parsons School of Design. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including Vogue, Life,[3] The New York Times,[14] The Washington Post,[15] and The Wall Street Journal,[10] and it has been showcased by John Schaefer on WNYC's Soundcheck.[16]

In 2011, she was featured in The Washington Post and The New York Times for her 120-model Tableau Vivant performances.[3][14]

In 2012, Small formed Hydra, another vocal trio,[17] and performed with Sean Ono Lennon and Taxiplasm at The Box.[18][19]

In 2014, Small starred in Butter on the Latch,[17] a psychological thriller film directed by Josephine Decker, which was on The New Yorker’s “10 Best Movies of 2014.”[20]

In 2016, Small was invited by Beth Morrison and PROTOTYPE Festival to premiere her work “Secondary Dominance” on stage,[21][22] which has since been made into several music videos.[23][24]

Small's vocal trio Black Sea Hotel has taught Balkan folk songs internationally, with a specialization in songs from Shopluk, Bulgaria. Highlights include teaching residences at Sjöviks Folkhögskola in Sweden.[25]

As a photographer and performance artist, Small has exhibited and lectured internationally for The Lucie Foundation,[26] Apple Store Soho, and at the China International Photographic Exhibition granted by the Ministry of Culture of China.[27]

Select photography exhibitions
  • 2017 - Fast Forward//Rewind, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, US[28]
  • 2011 - Human Time Space, DOB Hua Lamphong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand[29]
  • 2011 - Neubacher Inaugural Exhibition, Neubacher Shor Contemporary, Toronto, Canada[30]
  • 2010 - 100 Portraits - 100 Photographers, Fotoweek DC, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., US[31]
  • 2010 - Art of Photography Show, Lyceum Gallery, San Diego, California, US[32]
  • 2010 - Vignettes, Bleicher/GoLightly Gallery, Santa Monica, California, US[33]
  • 2010 - Art Taipei Forum, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan[34]
  • 2009 - Bova Images Festival, Bova, Calabria, Italy[35]
  • 2008 - Delight and Horror: The Photographs of Sarah Small, 1000 Words Photography[36]
  • 2007 - Soft Ground, Platform Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada[37]
  • 2004 - Art+Commerce Festival, Emerging Photographers, Tobacco Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY, US[4]

Select performance art
  • 2017 - PROTOTYPE Festival - Secondary Dominance[22]
  • 2011 - Powerhouse Arena - Tableau Vivant of the Delirium Constructions[38]
  • 2011 - Bathhouse Arena - Tableau Vivant of the Delirium Constructions[38]
  • 2011 - Skylight One Hanson, Williamsburg Clocktower Building - Tableau Vivant of the Delirium Constructions[14]
  • 2010 - 92Y Tribeca - Tableau Vivant of the Delirium Constructions[38]

Filmography
Title Type Year Producer Actor Director Composer Ref
Tableau Vivant of the Delirium Constructions - Skylight One Hanson 2011 Short Film 2011 No Yes Yes Yes [39]
Butter on the Latch Feature film 2013 No Yes No No [17]
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely Feature film 2014 Yes No No No
Collective: Unconscious Anthology film 2016 No (yes to producer as well) Yes No No [40]
Secondary Dominance Feature film 2022 Yes Yes Yes Yes [41][24]
Docuconcoction of the Delirium Constructions Documentary film 2023 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Discography

With Black Sea Hotel, Hydra and as a solo artist
Year Artist Title Type
2008 Black Sea Hotel Black Sea Hotel Album
2013 Black Sea Hotel The Forest is Shaking and Swaying Album
2014 Hydra Sonnet 81 Single
2014 Hydra Wake Up Single
2019 Sarah Small Secondary Dominance Album

Collaborations and guest appearances with Black Sea Hotel
Year Artist Album Title Song Title
2010 Ansambl Mastika Songs & Dances for Life Nonstop “Iskupav Poema”[42]
2014 Jessi Colter and Lenny Kaye Non-album single “Psalm 81”[43]
2016 Silk Road Ensemble Sing Me Home “Sadila Jana”[44][45]

Select music photography
  • 2006 Shara Nova's My Brightest Diamond, Bring Me the Workhorse[46]
  • 2007 Jan Vogler, Concerti Brillanti[47]
  • 2008 Martin Bisi, Sirens of the Apocalypse[47]
  • 2008 Jan Vogler, Tango![47]
  • 2009 Kitka, Cradle Songs[47]
  • 2014 Brooklyn Rider, The Brooklyn Rider Almanac[47]

Select Awards
  • 2010 - Selected as 1 of 50 Top Finalists for Artists Wanted: Exposure 2010[34]
  • 2010 - Selected by Magenta Foundation as 2010 US Flash Forward winner[48]
  • 2009 - “10 Best 10” Photo Contest Winner - Resource Magazine and Win-Initiative[49]
  • 2009 - 1 of 2 American finalists selected from 65 countries by ITS#EIGHT International Talent Support, to be flown to Italy for exhibition and award ceremony.[50]
  • 2009 - Selected 1st Place winner for 2009 Fine Art Xto Nude Image Awards to be exhibited in Farmani Gallery in July.[51]
  • 2009 - Winner of Magnet Media's Zoom-In-Online Viewfinder's Challenge, judged by David Turner and Redux Pictures Director, Marcel Saba.
  • 2008 - Chosen as 1 of 13 Top Emerging Talents by American Photo Magazine.[52]
  • 2008 - Avant Guardian Competition Winner - Surface Magazine[4][53]
  • 2008 - Finalist - Critical Mass Competition[54]
  • 2004 - Emerging Photographer Competition Winner - Art + Commerce[4]

References
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  2. "Silk Road Ensemble". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  3. Kaufman, Sarah (2011-06-19). "Naked ambition: Sarah Small's 'Delirium Construction' brims with life". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  4. "Gallery shows off work of noted photographer Small". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2022-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Globalization, Nationalism and Cultural Translation in Bulgarian Folk Singing". www.proquest.com. January 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Open House & Songs From Home". St. Ann's Warehouse. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  7. "Brief overview of work to 2010". Nepotism Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29.
  8. "ART Interview - ONLINE Magazine". Art Interview – International Online Artist Competition.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Sarah Small's Provocative Secondary Dominance: Highlight of This Year's Prototype Festival". New York Music Daily. 2017-01-12.
  10. Waleson, Heidi (2017-01-17). "'Secondary Dominance' and 'Funeral Doom Spiritual' Reviews: More Than Opera". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  11. Cristi, A. A. "Sarah Small, Vanessa Walters, Wade McCullom's SECONDARY DOMINANCE Joins Prototype Festival". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  12. "Åtta uruppföranden på Lunds körfestival |" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  13. "Lund Choral Festival 2018 - General Program". Lund Choral Festival. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  14. "In Brooklyn, a Boschscape of Vows, Song and Flesh". The New York Times. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  15. "Sarah Small's living picture". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  16. "Gig Alert: Black Sea Hotel | Soundcheck". WNYC. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  17. "Review: BUTTER ON THE LATCH, A Fascinating And Truly Original Work Of Art". ScreenAnarchy. 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  18. "OUT OF THE BOX – JUNE 7TH NYC – SEAN LENNON, HYDRA & THE CLICK CLACK BOOM TO PERFORM FOR TAXIPLASM'S FILM PROJECT". THE UNTITLED MAGAZINE. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  19. "Sean Lennon". The Deli Magazine. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
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  21. "Prototype: Opera/Theatre/Now". Time Out New York. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
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  24. "Secondary Dominance". backstage.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  25. "Vokalensemble". Sjöviks folkhögskola (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
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  27. "Image Makers with Sarah Small and Jason Florio - Events - APA New York". ny.apanational.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  28. Feaster, Felicia. "Review: Eclectic mix of photographers from across country at MOCA GA". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  29. Human/Time/Space By 17 artists | Thai Art Exhibition
  30. Neubacher Shor Contemporary Launch and Inaugural Exhibition - nsc
  31. "Larissa Leclair - 100 Portraits – 100 Photographers". larissaleclair.com. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
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  33. Shannon Rowland Photography
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  39. "midiariodemoda.com". midiariodemoda.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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  42. "#3175: New Releases, February 2011". newsounds. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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  45. "Standout Performances". Our RISD. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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  48. Magenta: Flash Forward 2010 - Winners and Honourable Mentions
  49. "Sarah Small". Resource Magazine. Fall 2009. pp. 116–117. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  50. Photography Grants and Awards: ITS International Talent Support : photo competition
  51. Farmani Gallery
  52. Living Pictures | News | About | RISD
  53. "Winners of Avant Guardian Announced". Popular Photography. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
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