I am happy to share  another collaboration with Hiroko which features Austrian poet Carla Rihl. A great pleasure to listen to this poem in German and to imagine this landscape.

From Hiroko:

It was mid summer in the mountain and forest by the lake and river.I
started to record voice.The voice had a presence like a flowing
landscape. It was time to listen and take a deep breath with the forest
air. Thanks to Carla Rihl for participating with her voice and poem.
This track is a combination of voice recording and Chris’s piano
performance. This series of voices will continue.

“Silence of Silence”
Translated from German to English.

Silence of waking up

Silence of falling asleep

Silence of dreaming

Silence of believing

Silence of pain

Silence of hope

Silence in a crowd

Silence between two words

Silence in an empty space

Silence of loneliness

Silence of leaving

Silence of letting go

Silence because death is screaming

Silence of listening

Silence of a sacred place

Silence of feeling

Silence of anger

Silence of being forced

Silence of sinking

Silence of singing

Silence of darkness

Silence of your eyes

Silence of magic

Silence of shining

Silence of tragic

Silence under water

Silence of surprise

Silence of you being nice

Silence of love

Silence of greeting

silence of praying

Silence of waving

Silence of raving

Silence of stumbling

Silence of stopping

Silence of blocking

Silence of cutting

Silance of disrupting

Silence of disapprove

silence of dissolving

Silence of dying

Silence of flying

Silence of memory

Silence of a tear

Silence you can’t hear

Silence of creating

Silence of regretting

Silence of forgetting

Silence of emerging

Silence of images

Silence of numbers

Silence of a system

Silence of history

Silence of a spotlight

Silence of observing

Silence of showing

Silence of flowing

Silence of waiting

Silence of the clock

Silence of passing

Silence of tracing

Silence of touch

Silence of breaking

silence of bleeding

Silence of breathing

Silence of hearts beating

silence of pleasing

Silence of releasing

Silence of trying

Silence of walking

silence of finding

Silence of fading

Silence of staying

Silence of saying

Silence of Silence

Silence of

Silence

Voice and Poem: Carla Rihl

Concept, Recording and Photo: Hiroko Komiya

Piano: Chris H Lynn

Landscape Tempos are audiovisual views (scenes, occurrences) that reflect the light, rhythm, and tempo of isolated moments in urban and rural landscapes. This tempo was shot in North Carolina

New audiovisual work!

Vignettes of summer light near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.