I, We (I) (2023)

for cello solo

Dedicated to & premiered by Felix Fan 

I, We I is inspired by the Polynesians and the Pueblo. I always thought we all look alike, but only until speaking with several Pueblos and hearing the stories passing down generations about they were, at one point, Asian from a thousand years ago. 

On the other side of the earth, Polynesians occupy most of the islands in the pacific ocean: Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and everything inside this big triangle. Scholars have just discovered that – the indigenous people on these islands originated in Taiwan 5,000 years ago.

They travel with horses and boats, and I travel in the air. Despite the difference in the vehicle, our migration never seems to settle. We travel to lands at different times and become another group of people. We are alike until we don’t remember. 

Duration: 1st 16’' / total 25’

Special Thanks: Rritten during the artist's residency at the Wurlitzer Foundation Artist Residency at Taos, NM, 2023

Premiere:

• 2023 May 23rd. Felix Fan premiered at Albuquerque, US.

Other performances:

• 2024 November 4th & 5th. Asia premiered by Mariel Roberts in Taiwan.