Flower before dawn is a composition to mark my relationship with sound. Using 361 separate CT scan images of my ear and head profile taken as part of the pre-operative procedure, along with my amateur grasp of music theory, I created this audio-visual work to reverberate hope. In the days leading up to surgery, the act of making this piece became a way to move through the fog of anxiety. It became a quiet ritual each morning: a small gesture toward calm, toward control, toward presence.

 

I’ve used a manual kalimba (novice player) to come up with the initial melody and used DAW and virtual instruments for the final production.