SEE/UNSEE (in development)
Book, Music & Lyrics by Lila Blue
Directed & Developed by Jillian Jetton
Music Direction & Additional Orchestration by Noga Cabo
Lila Blue and their ten-piece band conjure a grief ritual from the work and imagined life of artist Hilma af Klint. Surfacing where Blue’s life overlaps with that of the pioneering painter and mystic – in queerness, in love, and in loss – SEE/UNSEE invites you (and any ghosts who might tag along) into a ferocious song cycle séance.
CURRENT: SEE/UNSEE is a Work in Progress supported project at HERE Arts Center.
RECENT: PRISM Festival at The Brick (June 2025); Z Space Technical Residency (May 2025); Lake Lucille New Works Retreat (July 2023 & July 2024)
Artists who have helped develop this project include Daniel Baker, Adam Cabo, Raquel Chavez, Betsy Chester, Caitlin Cobb-Vialet, Marisa Conroy, Kamilah Cooper-Charles, Michael Creason, Julian Crouch, Ren Dara Santiago, Sofia Dobrushin, Gabe Ebert, Vicky Finney, Zoé Fonck, Jennifer Ikeda, Aviva Jaye, Melissa Kievman, Jo Lampert, Saskia Lane, Ella Lieberman, Marianna Quinn Makwaia, Gunnar Manchester, Lisa McGinn, Brian Mertes, Maude Mitchell, Mia Pak, Luna Porta-Lane, Carmen Quill, Philip Roebuck, Lucia Rogerson, Kai Thomani Tshikosi, Masha Tsimring, and Han Van Sciver.
FROM THE ARCHIVES…
SEE/UNSEE in development at Z Space, San Francisco (May 2025) and on retreat at the Lake Lucille project (July 2023 & July 2024). The July 2023 retreat was co-directed by Brian Mertes & Jillian Jetton.
