Deru
1979
Building a literary and conceptual universe for Los Angeles composer Deru’s pivot to ambient music through metafiction and a limited-edition consumer product
The Obverse Box is an album held within a sculptural object—a handheld LED pico projector that beams the album to the walls.
Live Performances
Invited by over a dozen museums, galleries, and media art festivals, Deru + EFFIXXperformed the album as a live audiovisual stage experience, including the inaugural year of the venerable Houston-based Day For Night festival following a set by Philip Glass Ensemble.