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ARTIST STATEMENT

They say that the place where you get the best ideas and where you reflect the most is when you take a shower. A relaxing shower can be a journey deep within yourself, thinking through the things that bother. Let yourself go into the mellifluous sound of the running water. It is an alleviation where you truly feel like you don’t have to worry, where you don’t have to be anything but yourself. As the hot water engulfs your body, feel yourself sinking into your own reverie.

Moving into a space of communal living, I am adjusting to the fact that sometimes, my most private moment with myself, seems invaded by others. Yet, at times I feel myself getting lost in the euphony new noises that surround me.

DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

For this project, I wanted it to be very personal, yet very intimate as well. When I first heard that it was going to be a soundscape, I immediately thought of the bathroom, as when I am showering, I focus and relax with the sounds around me. I wanted to try and recreate that safe space so that others can feel what I feel and show what this private moment and space means to me.

Some challenges I faced were things like people coming in and intruding my recordings and startling me. Others also include not knowing how to set the proper mic volume because too soft would result in not getting the full sound, while too loud increased excess noise. It was also hard deciding an arrangement, as this was a soundscape, and not a song, hence there was no 5 6 7 8s to rely on.

I’m glad that I got the opportunity to embark on this project, because it sparked an interest in me to further this idea, and become a video series of song covers.