“Thinking in terms of rising, of loss, of transcendence… this desert that wasonce the bottom of the ocean… the water that once lived here long gone… the catastrophic past astronomical global pummeling present warming affecting us all. The possibilities of other life forms discovering this planet, this water. The oceans, the seas, the rivers moving upwards and outwards away from here leaving nothing but this wasteland/wonderland of rock and sand. The astropocene, this new space. Where are we, where are we going… questions asked since times beginning. Watershed is a poem to all things lost and rising, moving outwards to some unknown… perhaps transcending time and space…moving towards some other unique destination never to be understood.”

Rob Mazurek is an interdisciplinary artist who has spent much of his creative life in Chicago and in Brazil. He currently lives andworks in Marfa, TX. 

In multiple disciplines, Mazurek’s work is prolific, focused, expansive and evocative. His creative practice uses self-developedstrategies and innovative technologies for composition and performance. His creative process is ouroboric; his sound work andvisual work are inextricably linked and have been the basis of his varied multimedia projects since the 1990’s.

He is a respected composer, improviser and ensemble leader in the international creative music and avant-jazz scenes. Mazurek’s expansive vision and vast catalog of over 450 compositions and 80 recordings have kept him reshaping modern music for three decades. His numerous ensembles, ranging in size from duo to orchestra, include leading creative musicians from three continents.

As a visual artist, Mazurek has exhibited his painting, print, sculpture, film, video, sound and installation work since 2002. His diverse multimedia projects have been supported by major arts institutions, including the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, URDLA Center for Advanced Print, Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud, New Music USA, The Andy Warhol Museum, Festival Sons d’Hiver Paris, The Helen and Tim Meier Foundation for the Arts, the Berlin Jazz Festival, and SESC São Paulo.

Photos by Sarah Vasquez, Rob Mazurek, Britt Mazurek, Sabrina Lejeanvre, Jeff Matheis