The event we’ve done was experiencing the British sound installation “Longplayer”. This exhibition is located by the River Thames in London, and the environment is very relaxing. This is a musical project designed to play for one thousand years. We entered the lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf， climbed up the narrow stairs, and sit down to listen to the sounds that keep changing through a computer program.
For me, it was a very deep and calming project. This work uses the sounds of Tibetan singing bowls and makes sure they never repeat for a millennium. As I listened to these slow rhythms in the lighthouse, I felt the long passage of time. At that moment, I felt the world had slowed down. The work reminds me how sound could be used as a medium for connecting to the future. Also, this work explores the extensibility of sound through the dimension of time.
Having this experience has refreshed my view of “eternity”. The thing I can learned from this work is that the work doesn’t have to be about fast expression. In this fast-paced society, slowing down is also a kind of power. An art piece can be very slow and lasting. Letting the audience feel the length of life in a quiet place which is also a good entry point. This experience made me realize a different perspective of creating sound pieces.
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