UCLA

Human Anatomy is a three-movement work for Pierrot Ensemble. Each of the movements explores one human organ and the dichotomy within it. In the first movement, “Heart,” I focused on the rhythmic pulse of the beating heart and explored the vitality and fragility of it. In the second movement, “Skin,” timbre is my primary language. The movement starts with the glossiness and perfection of human skin, and migrates to the aging of the skin, the pores, and wrinkles. This movement is my statement to demystify the socially valued “youth looking” and beauty standard. The third movement, “Inside My Feminine Brain” exemplifies my exploration of heterophonic music. It starts with stereotypical feminine sounds, which are nurturing and tender, and by slowly introducing rigid and assertive morse code on top of it, I morph the stereotype, and shape a new voice of women that is both tender and nurturing, and powerful and assertive.