The Ocean Within (2011)

About the Work

For harp. Duration: ca. 6 mins
World Premiere: January 11, 2011 at Le Poisson Rouge, New York City

Commissioned by Bridget Kibbey

Program Note

“I open my gaze and saw nothing. I close my eyes and sit still.

Should you look closer, you will see how old that feeling is, how loud the sound is.
As old as the world, as loud as the ocean.”

—Takashi Murakami

Du Yun awarded the Centennial Medal at the Graduate School of Arts and Science of the Harvard University