making music for 3.1 Phillip Lim's INTERSECTIONS
photo by Trevor Gureckis
When I was asked to work on INTERSECTIONS, I was thrilled to make music for a fashion designer whose work I love, and to share a collaborative space with incredible artists. INTERSECTIONS aligns with my creative interests and explorations as a composer and interdisciplinary artist, as I often draw inspiration from the quotidian. The composition consists of my own improvisations on synths, my own sarunay samples, midi instruments, which I played as I meditated on the themes of live/love/work/play, and reflected on the imagery and text. I incorporated some field recordings of NYC and wrote a melody for alto sax, which features my friend, the talented musician Aakash Mittal.
Collaborating with 3.1 Phillip Lim was a wonderful and harmonious (no pun intended!) experience. I really felt that they trusted me as an artist while providing excellent direction that made the work as great as it could be.
Along with my music, INTERSECTIONS features the works of Dong Ping Wong and his team at Food Architects; photographer Jiro Konami; graphic design studio Social Species, and original poems by Fatima Ahman, Jessica Kim, Vanessa Niu and Serena Yang.
Good news: the installation is open to the public on February 10th and 11th from 12pm-4pm at 408 Broadway, NYC.
photo by Trevor Gureckis