Category Archives: Text

Frequency Impressions in Seattle by Himiko

Below is a lovely poem/text by a  Japanese dancer and calligrapher, Himiko, who attended the Frequency in Motion performance in Seattle. I will post my own report soon.

Text is in Japanese

Photo: Hiroko Komiya

Butoh Dancers: Atsushi Takenouchi, Joan Laage, Vanessa Skantze.

Live Sounds, Field Recordings, Objects: Hiroko Komiya and Chris H. Lynn

Super 8 and Digital Film: Chris H. Lynn

Lighting design: Stella Kutz

Location: Yaw Theater, Seattle Washington.

音と映像と舞踏が溶け合う世界。
なんとも不思議なリズムと波。時々、音に合わせて
流れてくる朗読。時に朗読は
意味を
追ってしまうけれど海外で聞く日本語は
一つの波動として
音として
耳にたどりつく。

でも、あらためて
日本語の
音霊の
波動の高さを感じさせられた。

踊りも3人の舞踏家がみごとに
いろんな波の響きを
生み出してくれて
見応えが素晴らしかった。

音と映像と舞踏が、
どれかが飛び出すこともなく
見事に響きあう世界。

とても居心地のよい空間。

いまでも、
まだ余韻が残っています。

素敵な作品でした。

A world where sound, image, and dance melt into one.
Such strange rhythms, such waves.
Now and then, flowing with the music,
comes the voice of narration.
At times the narration
pulls me toward
meaning—
but hearing Japanese from abroad,
it reaches my ears
as vibration,
as sound,
as one wave among waves.
And yet, once again,
I was made to feel
the spiritual resonance of Japanese,
the elevation of its sonic frequencies.
The three dancers, too, were magnificent,
creating such various
reverberations of waves—
the performance was breathtaking.
Sound and image and dance:
none leaping ahead of the others,
but resonating together beautifully.
A space so comfortable to be in.
Even now,
the afterglow remains.
It was a wonderful work.
Himiko

Frequency in Motion live in Barcelona

I am very happy to announce the release of Frequency live in Barcelona !

Frequency in Motion- is an Audio visual performance with Butoh dance.
Projecting Super 8mm and digital film from the fragments of landscape. Soundscape from live improvised sounds, field recordings, poems and voices. The dancers’ and the performers’ symbolic and suggestive presence, movements and shadows.

Recorded in ‘Frequency in Motion’ live performance at CC Convent De Sant Agusti 25yrs anniversary program in Barcelona, Spain on November 20,2023.

Live sound;
Chris H. Lynn ; Piano / Field Recordings / Objects
Hiroko Komiya ; Zither / Lap harp / Voice/ Objects / Field Recordings

Recorded voice & text: David Gazsi, Carla Rihl
Sound mix & Recording: Xavier Carbonell
Super 8mm film / digital film : Chris H.Lynn
Cover still from super 8mm film : Chris H.Lynn

Thanks for Butoh dancer Marlène Jöbstl and Atsushi Takenouchi !

Look for some live sounds from Mexico and Hong Kong in the future.

“Making space between the simplest thoughts” River thoughts in L’emergere del possibile

“River Thoughts”, ultimo cortometraggio di Chris H Lynn, ci porta tra la coscienza e uno stato più elevato.
′′ River Thoughts “, Chris H Lynn’s latest short film, brings us between consciousness and a higher state.

L’emergere del possibile dive into my latest work River thoughts. You can read Francesca’s philosophical analysis here
Grazie Francesca !
River thoughts is a longer work shot in Nanjing last summer. Below is an excerpt-

dialogues 2

The second installment of Dialogues is now up.

Score: Daniel Barbiero

Original text and voice: Una Lee and Chris H Lynn.

Dialogues is an exchange of texts (poems, letters) that are presented onscreen as  voice- overs. Each separate voice is accompanied with an identical landscape

Thanks to Dan and Una !

Dialogues 1 on Arteidoila and Lynlee excerpt on Soundcloud.

 

still for dialoguesThrilled to have Dialogues 1  published on the wonderful Arteidolia website. Dialogues 1 is a audiovisual collaboration with Daniel Barbiero and Una Lee. You can go here to see the work and check out their other entries. A big thanks to Daniel !

Lynlee has also  provided our  latest track “traceless land” as an excerpt on Soundcloud. Enjoy!

Moving Image Artists Magazine Issue 2

A deep thanks to Moving Image Artists magazine for inviting me to discuss my work in their most recent issue on Landscapes. Here is the link to my article.
Take some time and hopefully discover some new and exciting filmmakers. Here is what they say:
So we invite you to join us on a journey over land and sea, through mythic forests and open moors, past farmlands, meadows and fields of standing stones, while delving deeper into the mysterious landscapes of the human mind!.”
Enjoy mia-issue-2-may-2020 link

“small sounds magnified into enigmatic and eerie gestures” Configurations reviewed

A huge thanks to We need no swords for listening and reviewing my latest on the Verz Imprint lablel. A very thoughtful and insightful look which references Rebecca Solnit and Proustian ruminations. A delightful read and a great place to discover new and innovative sounds. Check it out here
and you can listen here