I’m currently working on a new series of views of the Atlantic Ocean. Here is view 5

I am excited about posting some upcoming screenings and live events this Autumn. As some of you may be aware, my last in-person  show was at the Librairie Avant-Garde in Nanjing, China, 2019 .

As a rule, I  do not submit my films to any festivals because I like to have some  control over how my  work is exhibited. Over the years, I have been very  fortunate to be able to create my own events and to have been invited to show my works or collaborate with fellow filmmakers, curators, musicians, sound artists, librarians, book store owners, educators, students, historians, authors, poets, painters, environmentalists, gallerists, bloggers, ….I am always open to explore new screening possibilities.

Recently, the brilliant filmmaker and curator O.Funmilayo Makarah invited me to participate in the Heritage film festival, a festival she created in Prince George’s County 17 years ago. She will be screening several of my films from November to December, along with other international works. This is truly an honor. The festival will be online. More info on this soon. 

In addition, I also have two exciting events planned in December. The first is a solo screening show at the newly renovated Hyattsville library in Maryland. I will be presenting recent audiovisual landscape works and a few new silent super 8 films from the Journal series. I am really looking forward to seeing the new building and being in a real communal setting. Some of my most memorable  screenings have been at the Hyattsville library! 

Lastly, also in December, I will be doing a live show in Vienna, Austria, with Japanese sound artist and frequent collaborator Hiroko Komiya. This is part of a Butoh-Hybrid event, with 20 other performers. It will include digital projection of  Super 8 films, field recordings, live music, and several Butoh dancers. Incredibly thrilling.

More on all of these events with links soon.

Look for some new audio work as well !

Nov 17-Dec 14 -Heritage Film Festival

Dec5- Hyattsville Library-A Season Close to Mountains: Recent Landscape Films and new films form the Journal series

Dec 10-Butoh Hybrid Festival in Vienna, Austria. Live Performance with Hiroko Komiya with   digital projection of Super 8 films/ field recordings/objects — 

Atlantic views is an ongoing series that will observe various views/lights/sounds of the Atlantic Ocean. These two views are from March.

New audio release on Bandcamp

From Winter to Spring was recorded during the months of February to April in 2022. 

Two seasons- 
from winter to spring- 
a night walk on the ice- 
afternoon train journey south- 
morning bird song from an open window 
composed materials. 

Massive thanks to Artist and DJ Mayuko for playing “Ima no oto” on her excellent radio show Mirage Station on WGXC. I was away on holiday when the show aired. I am not sure if you can still listen to the program, but I did provide a set list. “Ima no oto” is from my recent collaboration with Hiroko Komiya Oto no Yukue. Deep thanks to Mayuko, WGXC, and Hiroko. Links below:

WGXC

Mayuko Fujino

I am thrilled to share a new release with Hiroko Komiya: A Tale of Two Bays

A tale of two bays is a blended audible view of two historic bays: the Chesapeake bay in Maryland, USA and Tokyo bay in Tokyo, Japan. Both recordings occur on a spring day and are mostly unembellished. They present the listener with a brief moment to enter these watery spaces and create their own tale. This is the first composition in an ongoing project.

A tale of two bays. -二つの湾の物語-。米国メリーランド州のチェサピーク湾と、日本の首都圏に囲まれた東京湾。これら二つの湾が過ごしてきた長い長い時間、そして聴こえてくる風景が重なってできた曲。現在進行中のプロジェクトにおける第一弾目の曲です。
どちらの湾の録音も春の季節に録音され、そしてまたできるだけ装飾や加工をくわえずに構成しました。この24分間の水辺の空間に浸って、あなた自身の物語を創造してもらえたらと思います。

Blue Ridge is a silent b/w super 8 film from the ongoing Journal of Drifting Hours series: Drifting moments, lyrical passages, memory impulses, landscape studies and visual notations explored on super 8 film. This footage was recorded in North Carolina and Maryland during the Autumn of 2021

blue ridge from Chris H. Lynn on Vimeo.

Thrilled to be part of Framework’s 20th anniversary show. Tracks from Oto no Yukue, my recent collaboration with Hiroko Komiya, were featured. You can listen to the show here Great to see Una Lee (half of Lynlee) on here as well !

Hello,
Here is my latest in the sounds series. Most of these tracks have appeared on this website or on compilations, but I thought I should finally give them a proper release. Quite a few of the tracks go back to 2011-2014. Track 3 was recorded recently. Enjoy and thanks for listening.

Hello, My film River Thoughts, which is currently on Vimeo on Demand, is free to stream for one week. Have a look. 

River Thoughts:
DV/color/sound|28:16
River Thoughts is a lyrical journey through the city of Nanjing, China during the summer months. Modern architecture, urban landscapes, melodies of folk songs, rainy villages, and studies of the Yangtze river are carefully blended together to create a visual and aural tapestry of the city. In addition, the super 8 film, A few days in October,  from the Journal of Drifting Hours series was added at the end. Both were premiered in January 2021.
A few Days in October:
Super 8 film/color/silent|2:03