Students recently got to experience experimental art pieces in Oklahoma City.
SHIFT was a visual and interactive experience within Current Studios that has rooms encompassing various artistic features, was open to the public from Nov. 9 to Feb. 25, at 1218 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The event was a joint project by Factory Obscura, a mobile artistic collective of Oklahoma City-based artists, and Current Studio, “an experimental art space committed to strengthening Oklahoma City’s cultural capital,” according to currentstudio.org.
Many students attended SHIFT, as one of the School of Theater’s movement professors, Thomas Thompson, was involved in its creation and acted as a vocal proponent for it.
“It was made to be really immersive,” said Joey Witten, acting freshman. “It was really entertaining. I loved SHIFT.”
Admission was free, which was intended to allow maximize exposure for the local artists and attendance.
“It was really cool,” said Simón Gómez, music theater/composition freshman. “It was like a little maze, and there were little surprises everywhere.”
Witten said he lacks knowledge on the local art scene but had plans to continue experiencing it through
Current Studio.
Current Studio decided to shut their doors permanently. SHIFT was their final project, and the studio will close after two years of being open.
“It doesn’t make sense to me, a lot of people really supported it,” Gomez said.
Their last function was a fundraising dinner at 6 p.m. March 25 in the same space.
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