me, myself and the other i

me, myself, and the other i engages with the process of composition through language, videography, and music. In composition discussions, composers Eiko Tsukamoto, Lucien Danzeisen, and Edoardo Micheli create works for flute, trumpet, and percussion. At the outset of these compositions, it is not the musical score that takes precedence, but rather the conversation. Each composer shares an idea for a piece, which the other two then bring to life. Video recordings of these discussions complement the musical performance.

In this process, the boundaries of the creative subject, as a product of Western culture, blur, and the artistic creative process opens up to confront the Other. This results in six musical pieces that challenge fundamental assumptions about composition: Who composed the piece? Where does composition begin? And where does it end?