Life, Death and Resurrection
We gathered again by the pond - to listen, to observe, to experience something we hadn’t before. None of us knew what to expect from the piano, the performer or the pond. Anything was possible. The soundscape was multi-dimensional, we were immersed in sounds emerging from the trees, from above and below. The sounds emanating from the piano itself raced across the surface of the much-diminished pond, bouncing off the still green trees and into the air, the sky and beyond.
I was a fortunate audience member for both of the performances that day. In the afternoon, the experience ended in a triumphant death, the sun splashing down on Ynyr, illuminating the pond and electrifying the green surroundings. Death was resurrected, the cycle complete. The evening performance unfolded as the light fell, a chill settled onto the piano, the pond and the audience. The end was finite, conclusive. It was over.
DATE: 23 September, 2022
CONDITIONS: 14 DEGREES C, CALM
DAYS IN THE WATER: 375
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