About the Work
When I go to bed before the arrival of the dawn, every time,
it feels as if,
tomorrow will never come
Tomorrow is never going to come
it’s just a slow surf
turning into a slow curve
many nights i could fly
I could soar over roofs
cliffs and icebergs
i don’t have wings but an
extra tail
i fly with the speed of my blood
an imaginary alarm never breaks off
the dead battery dreams around a bend
the roosters never cuckooed
tomorrow is never going to come
today is a loop
the day before today
is taking off to the ground
—Du Yun
Premiered by the New York Miniaturist Ensemble in October 2007 at The Tank, New York City
