PRAY
7 minutes
PRAY documents the “blood moon” in California and how light scatters off of air molecules creating its intense color. The sounds are from the Lingyin Buddhist temple in Hangzhou, China. Visitors toss coins on top a small prayer structure for good luck outside of the Hall of Master Ji Gong. The audio was transcribed into English upon returning to the United States. The transcendent memory become altered and reinforced: some notions confirmed while others displaced.
RITUTAL
7 minutes
RITUAL highlights the largest estuary on the West Coast: the diverse bird migration in the San Francisco Bay Area. The audio is the Bells of Marquis Su of Jin from 850 B.C. at the Shanghai Museum in China. Sitting on the floor, I recorded its ancient song and text. The artwork explores flight patterns through instinct and historical sound vibrations.
LAND & SEA
3 minutes 1 second
Part of the “Land & Sea” series, the San Francisco Bay and surrounding urban environments become digital distortions. Inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “One if by land, and two if by sea” line describing “Paul Revere’s Ride” of two routes. As a self-portrait of humanity, video and animation become combined with April 8, 2024, solar eclipse audio.
TRANSIT
7 minutes 1 second
TRANSIT documents the clouds above the San Francisco Bay and the sounds of Los Angeles International Airport. The artwork researches detachment, displacement, and the definition of home.
HISTORY
7 minutes
HISTORY merges a gun range experience with the sounds of the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee and Choctaw Refuge in Mississippi.
FALL
6 minutes 30 seconds
FALL documents the movement of Yosemite Falls. The sounds are from a Native American Art auction in San Francisco. The audio features the sale of an Apache tray and Plateau beaded bags that mimic the patterns of Yosemite’s environment. I question the commercialization and speculative appreciation of objects from America’s original residents. With the recent centennial of The Organic Act of 1916 and as remnants become bid and sold on, the National Park enjoyment and protection debate must include its original history.