Thesis (stream of conscious) thoughts
Oh man, this is tough. The name "thesis" is such a heavy. Really, what I am doing is just another project. But outlined here are some things I think about in terms of how and why I work on what I do.
The most fundamental question I ask is this: can we ever genuinely communicate our selves to another person?
My work explores relationships between people.
I have used metaphors that have include water, sound, mechanics.
I am interested in taking apart, building, structuring -- to tell a story.
Structuring of noise to create something musical. Composition.
How things work. Widdle away. It’s about archeology. Finding the history…the essence of something, and blending it with the essence of something else to discover something new. Synthesize —put something together, to make something new out of different parts.
This is how we work as people. We take in the world. We think. Make sense of it. Invention is communicating what we’ve learned…the process by which we are learning. A relationship is a synthesize between two (people, things).
I care about beauty…magic. Finding something special and highlighting it. I am not a minimalist artist, but I believe in a minimal approach to seeing … simplicity in complexity, complexity is simplicity. Set theory.
I believe subtraction is stronger than addition. I like synthesis. I want a voice.
How things work. Why things work.
I like intent. Thoughtfulness. Order that opens space for change and growth. Honesty.
Sound as music is intuitive. It is alive. It is electricity. It is energy. It is time. It is heart.
Water as an element is intuitive. It is alive. It is momentum. It is energy. It is time. It is body. It is density.
Mechanics as the order of process. Function vs disfunction.
Circles. Momentum. Rhythm. Lyrical -- poetic.
A series of performances mediated by modified headphones, exploring the spatial relationships of people with other people, physical environment, and personal narrative.
A series of musical instruments exploring an intricate synthesis of machine and human voice.
A series of kinetic sculptures exploring the communication space between people using metaphors of sound and instrumentation.
A musical instrument that reflects a relationship space between two people.
An instrument. What is an instrument???? Extension of self. Vocal extension, physical extension, emotional extension….
Simplest idea is the best….let it breathe.