Sound project for Spark III 2024

Background

Fall of the Spring Flowers : composition no.0

It is recorded that Tsing Yi island's original name is “Fall of the Spring Flowers”(Chun Fa Lok). Some say that it was a name for a village, or a particular spot on the island. Today it is well developed into a transportation hub for the city, with highways and important infrastructure. What captured my attention is  the theme of balanced development between man and nature.

My parents told me that I nearly lived in Tsing Yi, as did my grandmother and relatives living nearby. I just remember the days of taking a bus to visit them as a kid. There was not many stories about the background of the island I heard of from my friends and family. But most of my memories are linked to the park and landscapes of the island.

The source materials for this composition no.0 is based on the two days intensive field recording. One focused on the Northern shorelines of the island, along the park and the residential area. While another is the process of locating the spot of Chun Fa Lok, a hiking exploration on the mountain. In this track, I wish to balance the gathered sonic materials, creating a collage related to the sky, land, ocean, with elements of nature and human activities. As I was recording and playing on the top of the mountain,I saw the moon and  the sun together. This is the Earth.