Standing Waves in Shoaling Water
Written in memory of those lost to the 2004 Tsunami, December 26, 2004
Standing Waves in Shoaling Water began as a solo performance piece which included world-band radio, tape recorders, bell and pre-recorded soundtracks. This work was first performed at Columbia College Chicago in January 2005. In researching for the music composition, I came across fellow weblogger Hellmut Issels, who published his personal and incredibly moving photographs of the Tsunami in Phuket. His astounding photographs were the impetus for the video incarnation of SWSW posted here. The video is six and a half minutes, using a stereo mix of all original audio parts and was first screened in July 2007 at Hothouse in Chicago. Both the performance and media versions of this piece were written in memory of those lost to the 2004 Tsunami, December 26, 2004. (2004-2005)
I have had Erik in class on several occasions, and he has continuously struck me as a thoughtful, mature, disciplined artist. In fact, his submission work for acceptance into the Interdisciplinary Arts program was already among the most memorable works of art of any student I have had in my 10 years of teaching. Jenny Magnus, Adjunct Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Art, Columbia College Chicago
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