MUSICAL WORKS

SUZUKI Kotoka / 鈴木琴香

2009

Epiphyllym Oxypetalum (Queen Of The Night)

Birth Y: 1971 Birth C: JAPAN Gender: Female

Dest: Concert

Media Specification: Tape, 14-channels surround

First perf.: Ultraschall Music Festival, Berlin, Germany

Duration: 10:32

Perf. Country: GERMANY

Setup: Electronic Music Studio TU-Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Media: https://soundcloud.com/kotokasuzuki/epiphyllum-oxypectalum-queen-of-the-night-excerpt

Prog. notes: I sometimes dream of traveling in the air through imaginary landscapes that are breathtakingly beautiful or astoundingly eerie: through a cold and deep abundant cave with endless narrow stone steps; over a jungle of moving trees covered with colorful flowers in full blossoms; under deep and dark sea miles away from the shore; or along a rock cliff overlooking thousands of sculpted rocks slowly climbing up under a full moon. Mesmerized by what I see target=_blank id='activeurl'>http://www.kotokasuzuki.com/en/Epiphyllum.html
I sometimes dream of traveling in the air through imaginary landscapes that are breathtakingly beautiful or astoundingly eerie: through a cold and deep abundant cave with endless narrow stone steps; over a jungle of moving trees covered with colorful flowers in full blossoms; under deep and dark sea miles away from the shore; or along a rock cliff overlooking thousands of sculpted rocks slowly climbing up under a full moon. Mesmerized by what I see, I carefully take in my surroundings by smelling the scents and listening to the sounds I hear, such as the creaking noise echoing in space or the little creatures passing by me. Over many years, I have sketched these places after I woke up, with hopes that I would be able to revisit them again. Although I have never been able to revisit any of these places, they have made lasting impressions on me. This work depicts images of some of these imaginary places.

*Epiphyllum Oxypetalum is a night blooming cereus also called the “queen of the night”. This plant is often found in tropical rainforests in Central America. It grows very large and extraordinarily beautiful flowers, but they only bloom for one evening and die immediately during dawn.

The work is also available for performance for 2, 4, or 8 channels.

Editor: M.B.

Phono: https://soundcloud.com/kotokasuzuki/epiphyllum-oxypectalum-queen-of-the-night-excerpt