John Marks and Crystal Myslajek
Permanent Fixture
16mm film transferred to video, stereo
12 minutes 24 seconds
2025
A suite of three films, Permanent Fixture began as a multimedia installation and performance based on projected moving images and sounds captured in the vicinity of the Roman Susan storefront space on Loyola Avenue. The moving image work draws on the artists’ relationship to Rogers Park and Edgewater, in relation to Roman Susan’s significance as a place in these neighborhoods. This project celebrates the artistic, relational, and geographic connections that the Minneapolis-based artists have made between themselves and this community as a result of exhibitions, performances, and gatherings made possible by the Roman Susan’s tenure at 1224 Loyola Avenue.
John Marks is an interdisciplinary artist who locates his practice at the confluence of experimental film and electroacoustic music. His moving image and sound pieces center on time and place as materials for abstraction. Crystal Myslajek is a composer and multi-instrumentalist whose genre-defying music is both lyrical and ethereal. On her albums with Moon Glyph and Water Wing Records, as well as self-produced releases, Myslajek layers looping vocals, keys and effects to craft expansive songs with geographical and environmental themes. Together, Myslajek and Marks create audio/visual textures that manifest in multimedia performance and installation. Their collaborations have been presented in museums, festivals, galleries and underground venues throughout North America.
This work is shared by Roman Susan as a part of Evergreen at 4750 N Sheridan Road, Chicago IL.