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Photos courtesy of <\/em>0.0 series.<\/em><\/p>\n On Saturday a new platform for local emerging interdisciplinary artists will pop up in downtown Long Beach at SPACE853. The first event in the 0.0 series<\/em> put on by co-curators and Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) alumnae Yasmine Lindskog, Katie Istvan and Lainey Atwood will feature both performance and visual arts.<\/p>\n The three artists have curated a series of events to take place throughout the year, all at SPACE853. For this first iteration, choreographers Istvan and Lindskog will present new work, 0.1<\/em>, in collaboration with visual artist Atwood and performing artists Alvaro Nu\u00f1ez and Jack Taylor. Other creatives involved include sound artist Piksel and various local DJs.<\/p>\n \u201cFor this particular performance collaboration the artists involved met each other their freshman year at CSULB six years ago,\u201d the three stated. \u201cSince then, we have all dispersed and discovered our own art. The inevitable rhythm of creation drew us back together again, our ideas coincided and this series came alive.\u201d<\/p>\n Lindskog, a Swedish-American, is a performer, choreographer and educator with a BFA in dance from CSULB and an MA in contemporary dance from the London Contemporary Dance School. A Maui native, Istvan is also a choreographer, performer and educator. She earned her BA in dance at CSULB and now works with Rebecca Lemme|Acts of Matter and Keith Johnson\/Dancers in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n For Atwood, the Long Beach native of the trio who recently earned her BFA in drawing and painting from CSULB, the local art scene is always changing as a \u201csupportive community that encourages experimentation and collaboration,\u201d she said. Known as the \u201cpainter in the window\u201d, her work can be found in various local small businesses around town.<\/p>\n \u201cMy work is always changing in its form\u2014it is in windows, on canvas, and now on moving bodies. It stands out in motion and in colors, which parallels to my relationship with Long Beach,\u201d Atwood said.<\/p>\n The group came up with the name 0.0 series<\/em> as a way to give their consecutive shows room to progress and take shape organically.<\/p>\n \u201cInitially, we sort of became fed up with labels and boxing things into categories,\u201d the curators sent in a group statement. \u201cThe number 0 insinuates a base, nothing, neutrality, the bottom, etc. We thought this was a humbling way to approach art and a reminder that this is where we start. As artists emerging out of Long Beach, this is where we started and where we will continue to return again and again.\u201d<\/p>\n Themes of connectivity, cycles and oneness were embraced for this upcoming show. Throughout the series, guests can expect to be surprised, to be involved with the work and to see something new. Not only will there be exhibitions, but workshops, performances and more will be offered to encourage \u201cexperimentation and process-based art making that is responsive to our social and urban environment,\u201d the co-curators said.<\/p>\n \u201cAs emerging artists, our work takes us to new places and it is always evolving from those places,\u201d said Lindskog, Istvan and Atwood. \u201cNo matter where we go, we come back to Long Beach where we began.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_5404-970x727.jpeg\")
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