Remains for those Remain (for full Orchestra)
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Premiered by Hong Kong Sinfonietta @ Hong Kong Arts Festival
Conductor: Christoph Poppen
Programme Notes
Remains for Those Remain Remains for Those Remain is a reflection on sound and memory—a sonic reimagining of spaces shaped by the passage of time. Drawing from recordings I made at archaeological sites, the work transforms what was heard into something new: a filtered, altered version of the original experience. Like fragments of a memory, these sounds are stretched, shaped, and processed, leaving behind resonances that feel both distant and familiar.
This piece is an extension of an earlier installation I created, exploring the relationships between human hair, space, and sound. In both works, remnants are central—whether physical or auditory, they become traces of presence and absence. The remains in the title speak to this transformation—what lingers after time has smoothed the edges, after echoes fade and silence settles in. Moments of clarity emerge, only to blur again, as if the sounds themselves are caught between presence and disappearance.
Through this process, the piece becomes an intimate reflection on the act of listening: how sound changes, how it carries traces of what once was, and how what remains can take on a life of its own. For me, creating this work was like inhabiting the spaces through sound—finding a way to hear their voices again, not as they were, but as they persist now. Remains for Those Remain invites the listener to experience this filtering, to explore the altered textures of sound and memory, and to discover beauty in what is left behind.
《塵》 創作《塵》的過程是一場關於聲音與記憶的思索旅程——此作以作者於考古遺址的聲境錄音為起點,經過提煉、轉化,化為一種經過過濾與改變的聲響。這些聲音如同記憶的碎片,經過拉伸、塑形、重構。剎那間的清晰或隱約浮現,又再度模糊,遊走於存在與消逝之間。此作承襲我先前的裝置作品,延續對髮絲(遺骸)、空間與聲音關係的探尋。無論是實體的遺留抑或聽覺的殘跡,這兩者皆圍繞著「塵」之意——存在與缺席的痕跡。時間洗鍊之後的餘痕,當回聲消散,寂靜歸於原初,僅餘下一抹纖微的殘存。聲音如何被改變,如何留下過往的印記,而那些殘留下來的聲音,又如何被賦予新的生命。於我而言,創作此作的過程如同透過聲音棲身於這些空間,試圖重新聽見它們的聲息——不再是過去的模樣,卻依然在當下流動。