The Fear of Silence

In the documentary "Lumia" by the 13Bit Productions, we see some of Wilfred's Lumia works. When supposedly silent art was always accompanied by the film's theme music, it recalls the fear of silence that I have experienced in colour music literatures.

Thomas Wilfred performed his Clavilux along with classical music in several occasions, more so in his earlier career as a light artist. He then profoundly declared the birth of Lumia and decided to relocate himself into more isolation even leaving the music behind in his practice.

The brutal scrutiny in colour music criticisms is evidently shown in various review articles from many of early 20th century music publications and it is hard to imagine that Wilfred's declaration was indeed the winner's statement.

Why wasn't the Wilfred's Lumia work presented in silence in the documentary? The fear of silence reflects the fear of confronting music in colour music. The vague testimonies of musicality by people's reaction to Lumia are rather performances to reaffirm their educated assumption in colour music which they seem to believe that colour music begins and ends with music.

Whereas, I believe as I wrote in my previous post, colour music begins and ends with colours. It is not about colour for a concert but colours in concert.

The transition from 'colour for a concert' to 'colours in concert' is the current drive behind my practice. However, I too often fear the silence.