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CCA Student Series Performance: Alfredo Zapata De Jesús

ICA San Francisco

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Sat, 01 Nov, 2025 at 05:30 pm

1 hour

345 Montgomery St

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Sat, 01 Nov, 2025 at 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm (GMT-07:00)

345 Montgomery St

345 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, United States

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CCA Student Series Performance: Alfredo Zapata De Jesús
ICA San Francisco is pleased to present "Concordia", a one-night performance by CCA MFA artist Alfredo Zapata De Jesús.

About this Event

Inspired by his coming-of-age as a queer person in the domestic setting of Puerto Rico, Alfredo Zapata De Jesús’s work connects personal memory to peronía seeds: bright red, highly toxic beads traditionally used in maracas and carried through historical trade routes.

Saturated in red light, the artist will perform with a handmade mask of fabric, metal, and peronía seeds, using voice, rhythm, and movement to activate the space. Looping live keyboard and vocals, Zapata De Jesús builds up a shifting soundscape that moves between restriction and release. As the seeds rattle with each breath, the mask becomes both an instrument and a barrier—drawing a parallel between the physical toxicity of the seeds and the cultural toxicity of machismo and inherited shame.

Concordia is a ritual and a reflection. It asks what it means to live with inherited toxins—chemical and emotional—and how sound may help us heal.

Following the performance, join us for a casual reception with the artist. Refreshments available via suggested donation.


About CCA Student Series:

In collaboration with California College of the Arts, ICA SF has invited CCA Graduate Fine Arts students to propose creative exhibitions or events in unconventional spaces around the museum. Alfredo Zapata De Jesús is the eighth CCA artist featured so far.


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El ICA San Francisco se complace en presentar Concordia, una presentación de una sola noche por el artista Alfredo Zapata De Jesús, el más reciente proyecto de nuestra serie de estudiantes del CCA. Inspirado en su proceso de madurez como persona queer dentro del ámbito doméstico Puertorriqueño, la obra de Zapata De Jesús enlaza la memoria personal con las peronías: semillas rojas y brillantes, altamente tóxicas, que tradicionalmente se utilizan en maracas y que han circulado a través de rutas históricas de intercambio.

Bañado en una luz roja intensa, el artista se presentará con una máscara hecha a mano, compuesta por tela, metal y semillas de peronía, utilizando la voz, el ritmo y el movimiento para activar el espacio. Con un teclado y voces en vivo, Zapata De Jesús crea paisajes sonoros en constante transformación, que oscilan entre la restricción y la liberación. A medida que las semillas repican con cada respiración, la máscara se convierte tanto en instrumento como en barrera—trazando un paralelo entre la toxicidad física de las semillas y la toxicidad cultural del machismo y la vergüenza heredada.

Concordia es a la vez ritual y reflexión. Plantea qué significa vivir con toxinas heredadas—químicas y emocionales—y cómo el sonido puede servirnos de vía hacia la sanación.

Después de la presentación, acompáñanos a una recepción informal con el artista. Habrá refrigerios disponibles mediante donación sugerida.



Agenda


🕑: 05:30 PM
Welcome + Intro with ICA SF Curator Meghan Smith

🕑: 05:45 PM
Performance

🕑: 06:00 PM
Reception with the artist


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CCA Student Series Performance: Alfredo Zapata De Jesús, 1 November | Event in San Francisco | AllEvents
CCA Student Series Performance: Alfredo Zapata De Jesús
Sat, 01 Nov, 2025 at 05:30 pm
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