New York artist Terence Koh’s putting on an imaginary 8 act opera in Paris called ADANSONIAS. He sent us pics from Part 1 that we thought you’d like to see.

Currently living in Paris, Koh is drawing from the city’s architecture, atmosphere and sensuality to compose this experimental tragic opera and to create drawings, collages and photographs around the yet unperformed scenes of this unorthodox production.

In his installations, objects, wall pieces, and performances, Terence Koh creates a space in which memory and imagination mix with art history and subculture. He explores such diverse subjects as mythology, religion, identity, power, fashion and sexuality, in an often provocative manner, charged with possible symbolic readings.

Known for his monochromatic installations, and ritualistic performances, Terence Koh will transform the ground floor of the gallery into an all-white set for an opera in which he will play the main character alongside eight white-clad performers. Within the story, loosely based on The Little Prince, we find elements from Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and the French New Wave, punctuated by experimental live music and singing – Koh will play a piece of music composed using only the white keys of a piano (a reference to Anton Reicha, who used innovative methods of composition) – immersing the public into the artist’s unique cosmos.

Read more and see images on Gallerie Thaddaeus Ropac’s site. If you’re in Paris, Part 2 is happening tomorrow night. Check it out and please check out the images below.