LING YIN
灵隐寺 is a Buddha Temple in Hangzhou that I frequently visit. There are nine main buildings, eighteen pavilions and seventy-seven temple halls that comprise the temple. 灵隐, means “pure mind”, while 灵隐寺 is the temple that purifies the soul. In this piece, the performer interacts with the two contractible strings of the Gametrak controller that move between different states of tension and release to express the emotional journey between the individual and the exposure to the Buddha Recitation. The Gametrak controller outputs data streams based on the position of the two strings in three- dimensional space. I direct these data streams to control sound-producing algorithms in realtime with the objective of creating an expressive musical performance.