DiverseWorks presents "Hello, My Name Is ___," a multi-channel video and sound installation about art and work by artist and composer Anthony Almendárez.

A musician and visual artist, Almendárez experiments with unconventional modes of storytelling to reveal the nuanced, layered, and complex realities of how we construct our identities. He often employs strategies that challenge the hierarchy between audio and visual stimuli, opening new pathways to interpret our environment.

Parallels and contradictions between predominantly accepted notions of work vs. artistic labor are explored in Hello, My Name Is ___, a multi-channel video and sound installation for which Almendárez asked performers to recite survey questions related to employment and labor policies in the United States as a lead up to an interpretative sound performance using their instruments of choice.

The installation will be on display March 1-16, with a live performance at 8 pm on March 8 at the Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston. The video & sound installation public hours are 5-8 pm, Thursdays-Saturdays.