MURMURATION

My current work centers around the concept of MURMURATION, which is both an image and a sound. For me, it illustrates the very best in collective intelligence, as in a murmuration of starlings, but also refers to the onomatopoeic origin of language: every sound started as a murmur, a breath, a sough, a sigh... Language and breathing being so entwined that they can hardly be distinguished. To express this, I am working with Kozo paper and beeswax, looking for the best surface (transparent and resilient) to represent the connective space between breath and body, where language takes shape. Very inspired by the work of Bill Fontana or Susan Phillipzs, I am exploring the possibilities of sound as sculpture in space, in installations mixing sound art and works on paper.