My studies and explorations of music, sculpture, theatre and dance have lead me back to my lifelong fascination with sound, specifically to soundwaves’ relationship to the materials and spaces they fill. I enjoy how sound vibrations can completely consume and surround one’s body and mind. By putting them in relationship with each other, I am able to craft a myriad of sonic worlds to be explored. I love how all the little parts in a soundscape have their own individual character, some of which are very subtle. I find that amplification can be used like a wonderful microscope of sound, which lets your ears be brought into this now enlarged quiet world. My artistic work revolves around magnifying these subtle worlds and inviting people to share, explore and play with the physicality of sound.
Although music and sound are my main passion, I also delve into many other media and disciplines to achieve a desired artistic result. For example, in a recent work called “Embodied Clarinet” I used light, shadow and movement alongside with the amplification of incidental sounds of my clarinet and body. Both electronic amplification and the projected shadows were able to enlarge and surround the audience with images and sounds of the body’s connection to playing a clarinet. Two other media which have captured my interest are space and sculpture, because both greatly affect how sound is spatialized and heard throughout a venue. When space, sculpture, and sound are combined, they can enhance each other’s ability to create an immersive and interactive experience. To shape sounds into compositions and soundscapes, I also make and use electronics. For example, my work “Audio Processing Mailbox” contains digital patches that I have programed to be able to organize, filter, manipulate and disseminate sounds through a space.