Unwind, study and listen to an ISU ensemble perform in the courtyard by the Food Sciences Building at 12 p.m. May 1.

An ensemble will perform music by the courtyard for students and faculty to enjoy. They will also have the opportunity to view the Rashoman exhibition. 

“Ken Joll, a jazz pianist, will be playing solo in the courtyard this Friday,” said Kate Greder, University Museums program coordinator. “Ken is a longtime jazz musician in the area.” 

The Rashomon exhibition is a temporary exhibit in the courtyard of the Food Sciences Building. The artist, Chuck Ginnever, has created large visual sculptures during the course of 50 years. The exhibit will be on display until July.

“The exhibition is titled Rashomon and is named after a fabled Japanese story and film in which one story is told from multiple perspectives,” Greder said.   “Several brilliant people from the statistics department, most notably Dr. Dianne Cook, are working on a project with the sculptures right now.”

Sculptures are not usually placed in the courtyard and this is the first time there is live entertainment around the sculptures.

“Each of the 15 sculptures can be placed in 15 different positions and using high dimensional geometry and statistical algorithms. Statistics students are rotating the sculptures each week to experiment with the various permutations possible within the series,” Greder said.

Each week, the sculptures are shifted into different positions and photographed so over time the transformation of the sculptures can be easily detected.

“We’re inviting people to bring their lunches and relax in and amongst the sculpture exhibition in the courtyard prior to Finals Week.  It’s free, open to all, we’ll have chairs set up,” Greder said.