As an artist and composer I use sound as a conceptual basis for works of music, sound, sculpture, video and other mediums.
The physicist Hermann Helmholtz wrote that we live in an “invisible, atmospheric ocean” of sound. As you speak your voice ripples through the air, drumming the smallest bones in our bodies, creating waves of fluid in the inner ear that trigger a complex network of neural pathways. This dance, between the intangible elements of our world and the intricate processes of our biology, is something humans have sought to shape into expression since our very origins. Considering these physical, neurological and cultural phenomena, I draw from this ocean of sound not only as a material, but also as a point of departure for works in various mediums: a suite of piano compositions that question the historical invention of tuning, a video that collages the experiences of listeners meditating on the natural world, an installation of sculptures visualizing the mathematical nature of harmony.
One of my heroes once said they hoped to contribute “something to an awareness of living”, through my work I hope to contribute to an awareness of living in this vast ocean, not only of sound, but of history, ideas and perception.