Morton Feldman's "Triadic Memories" 2005-2006
2-channel HD video (projected 30 ft wide), live piano
American composer Morton Feldman (1926-1987) described the ways his music was influenced by antique Turkish carpets. The carpets have patterns that repeat, but with irregularity, in an imprecise, handmade manner. This same unsystematic repetition is heard in Feldman's music.
Feldman's "Triadic Memories", a 75 minute work for solo piano, is performed live by pianist Michael Century. A 2-channel video of time-manipulated images derived from Turkish carpets is projected during the performance, highlighting imprecise parallels between sound and image.