Echoes of a Tacet Wonderland • Ivan Sanchez

Echoes of a Tacet Wonderland

Ivan Sanchez (b. 2005)

The solo piano piece Echoes of a Tacet Wonderland is an audio interpretation of the feelings, emotions, or story I had drawn from the image. Just looking at it you see the silhouette of a human prop or mannequin with cutouts of clouds around it. The black and white coloring makes the scene a bit ominous and creepy especially if viewed from afar. It is quiet and gloomy. But as you move closer, you begin to hear the echoes of something distorted. Now standing just inches away, you find yourself peering into a world hidden within the discord. The clear sounds of a wonderland echoed out of the still being.

Image: Ansel Adams, UCD.37.12, February, 1967/2024. Scan from original negative. Collection of the California Museum of Photography at UCR ARTS, 1987.0027.6.UCD.37.12