Photos + Video + Music

Unfolding Presence

Photography and Video by Carlin Ma

Music - "Portage" by Danny Clay

Created in support of Ebb and Flow Arts for their "Music of the Spheres" series, which an immersive planetarium experience with electronic, animation and film, with dynamic 20th and 21st century works.

"To what extent you are aware is the extent you are alive." ~Sadhguru

 

Nature is my greatest mentor, through her expressions of Silence, Life, and Flow. Away from complications of human civilization games, she teaches us simply how to be. She provides a spiritual sanctuary, a place to ponder the forms of natural art, arising from stillness. Layer by layer, we can unfold our inner presence through observing natural wonders. From the lyrical silence of mist, to the unveiling of bright landscapes, to the cornucopic varieties of creatures, which finally evolve into us, humankind stands in awe of our origin. When we connect to Nature, we find ourselves creating music and art.

Bringing together my life of music (www.carlinma.com) and photography has always been a dream, and it truly merged when I helped co-found and become Artistic Director o Hawaii International Music Festival's 2016 (www.himusicfestival.com). Robert Pollock, the director of Ebb and Flow Arts (multimedia, new music organization http://ebbandflowarts.org/), attended our Maui show and enjoyed my photo-music pairings. I was most humbled when he invited me to create a piece for their "Music of the Spheres" planetarium program.

Big thank you to nature, squirrels, Danny, Robert, and my partner who put up with my sleepless, marathon nights. Enjoy!