Cities And Memory

"This work originates from a field recording captured in Madobag Village on the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia. In the recording, the sounds of children playing around an old well echo through the space. For me, this recording is not merely documentary material; it functions as a sonic memory that can transport me back to a particular moment and setting. It triggered my reflection on the gap between the fleeting serenity of travel and the pressures of daily life and became the starting point for the work’s narrative. "The piece unfolds around the tension between two acoustic worlds. The opening section extends the calm atmosphere of the island from the original soundscape, using soft drones and drifting textures to form a dreamlike space situated between the external environment and internal perception. It's not a literal dream but rather a sonic reimagining of how memories emerge and rearrange themselves during times of exhaustion or yearning. "The subsequent sonic rupture arising from the cold, piercing to