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Through The Mind's Eye of a Needle

by Zai Tang

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'Through the Mind's Eye of a Needle' is a sound sculpture delving into the dormant meanings of my dreamt experiences, captured as voice recordings upon waking over a period of several years.

I improvised with a turntable, contact mics, modified vinyl records, field recordings and fragments of my dream recollections to evoke the immersive atmospheres, disjointed narratives and mutations of space experienced within. As these elements amalgamated, I found I was able to plunge my conscious mind back into the memory of specific dreams and respond to them within a lucid moment of sound.

Alongside my improvisation-led composition, I presented the modified vinyl and other tools I used to improvise with. These sonorous objects are made visible to give a more holistic listening experience, acting both as an abstracted visual score and a means of hinting at my dream sonification process.

Throughout the creation of this work I was more concerned with discovery than expression: Like the unraveling of a dream’s message through word association, one sonic encounter led me to the next as I sought to intuit something meaningful in relation to the dream, then dived deeper in search of hidden truths.

Originally exhibited in 'Dream: borderlands & other territories' (2011) at Goodman Arts Centre, Singapore.

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released July 1, 2011
Written by Zai Tang (2011)
Photo: Philipp Aldrup

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Zai Tang Singapore

I am an artist, composer and sound designer based in SG. Drawing influence from acoustic ecology, phenomenology and electronic & experimental music, my work is built upon a belief that listening is an invaluable means of attuning to and forming deeper relationships with the world/s we inhabit and the experience of our own being. ... more

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