Atom Fables was a new collaborative work by artist Laleh Khorramian and musician Shahzad Ismaily. Atom Fables featured a performative work of experimental film sequences by Khorramian set to live soundtracks by Ismaily. Improvising side by side, projected images informed and activated sound, combining recorded electronic compositions with live instruments such as melodica, guitar, handbells, and drums. 

Ismaily has scored three of Khorramian’s recent animated films — Liuto Golis (which premiered at Ballroom Marfa in October 2010), Water Panics in the Sea (2011) and the movie in her Golis Galaxy sci-fi series. This was their first live performance. Over the course of two evenings of performance,they explored the disparate worlds of Khorramian’s paintings through both sound and vision.

This High Line Program was presented by Friends of the High Line in partnership with Ballroom Marfa as part of the High Line’s fall 2011 season of free and low-cost public programming for visitors of all ages.