"Through 'The Passage,' I navigate the ephemeral threshold between air and water, mediums that both separate and unite. The sound wave, inherently a mechanical wave, serves as my research tool for examining transitions—not only between these elements but also across different genres of expression. Employing a trumpet, an extension of my own breath and voice, I delve into these realms to amplify the experience of crossing over.
In this piece, my immersion into water is not just a physical act but a metaphor for the visceral knowledge gained in the transition. 'The Passage' is embodied in a video collage capturing the act of playing the trumpet on land and subaquatically. The transition is most palpable when I am suspended between air and water, my trumpet's voice muffled by the density of its new environment, creating a symphony of bubbles. Each bubble, transient yet full, emerges with its own identity, a form visible only within this liminal space. Their brief existence, rising through the water, is a visual echo of buoyancy and ephemerality.
These bubbles come to represent the very essence of my journey as an artist and traveler, always in a temporary state of passage. Like the air pockets, void of content yet full of potential, I navigate through spaces devoid of context, moving towards the familiar, only to merge and dissipate upon arrival. The act of creation, movement, and transition gives birth to these bubbles, a cycle that repeats only with new motion, symbolizing the continuous cycle of artistic creation and existential experience.
'The Passage' is thus a dual exploration of sound and medium, as well as an introspection into the nature of existence and artistic expression. It is in the movement, the transition, the in-between, that I find the profound truths of both my art and my identity. The passage becomes more than a physical space—it is a resonant journey through the essence of being."
Your statement encapsulates the physical exploration of sound across different mediums and the philosophical inquiry into the nature of transitions and existence.