this project is a result of a fascination with the voice and speech, and the way they form sonic identities. to me, speech is a very complex material that has many layers to it; it shows the relationship one has to language, the way one understands and uses it. it is a way to amplify the mind and put it into a shared communication system. speech is simultaneously extremely powerful and delicate- and this point between the two is what i find most interesting and heart breaking about it. this project is all about identity and intimacy, and while it uses words (and a lot of them) this moment i am talking about is beyond and in between them.

inaudible- the possibility of the unheard

saolme voegelin defined the inaudible not as non-sounding, but not heard. using computerized voices- mechanic, distant and detached, yet incredibly dependent on our noticing or needing it in order to be heard, inaudible is exploring what it means to be unheard, being in a constant wait and the conflicts that rise out of such difficulties.

what’s a difference?- the possibility of individualism

what’s a difference? explores ideas around difference, similarity and familiarity through songs and stories as platforms for discussion. creating a collage out of the voices of 10 people from different ethnicities, professions, ages and genders, the piece examines the ways in which we form our own personal narrative that is comprised of global experiences; our narrative, complete as it may seem or feel to us, is only a fragment in a bigger story we are all a part of- the story of human kind. together, our “complete” fragments compose a bigger and more interesting story, a culture that is created out of collective and global experiences we go through individually.

sinbela- the possibility of fragmentation

sinbela is an experiment in fragmentation and variations of identity. each channel represents a whole variation- coming to a total of five portraits of the same figure. each portrait suggests a different point of view of the figure. the five variations are completely independent, and at times work in direct response or contrast with one another. by concentrating on groups of seven words (fragments) at a time, i am playing with the complexity of identity and the way naming simplifies it. the positioning of the speakers in different heights but still on one plane, facing the listener, proposes that there are 5 single mono sources to listen to, however the piece is spatialized and its whole is what happens in all five speakers throughout.

in[n/ h]er head- the possibility of the unsaid

in[n/ h]er head uses dialogue and recitation to explore self perception and definition. the inspiration behind in[n/ h]er head lays in one of it’s biggest components- c.p cavafy’s poem Walls. the poem discusses the feeling of being shuttered out of the world, trapped in a room without a clear understanding of who trapped you there to begin with. my reading of the poem interpreted the unheard builders (those who trapped you) to be the trapped person him/herself. being inspired by this poem i started asking myself many questions about these things that happen without anyone noticing; how much of what we think defines us is our doing? what do we deny ourselves of unknowingly? who are the builders we did not hear and why did we not hear them? what are our limits? what are themes that even in the back of our minds are not to be touched or talked about?

woman- the possibility of observation

woman consists of a verbal narrative that is played twice and is recited by an observer of the woman that misses and adores her. the basis of the narrative is a collection of single words that can describe the woman's personality by the observer. these words are played in a set timing with relation to the narrative through the different speakers, and together they create a full view of the woman. the repetition of the narrative allows for two variations of the piece- one as it constructs itself, and a complete one with the narrative getting in and out of sync with the rest of the sonic image.

someday- homage to ocean vuong

someday is my interpretation of ocean vuong’s poem someday i’ll love ocean vuong.