Echoes of Inhabitance

Short Film by Bob CJ

Music Composed by John Luther Adams

Says Bob CJ: "Producing a silent work in response to an Alaskan composer was a new experience for me. John Luther Adams’ musical search for a "resonance of place" has intrigued me for many years. Our paths first crossed when I documented his live performance of "Earth and the Great Weather" in Anchorage in 1995. In my own work, creativity often takes a turn toward the abstract; I am intrigued by the moment when an observer may, voluntarily or unexpectedly, become a participant.

"Echoes of Inhabitance" is my search for a resonance of creative spirit; my investigation, conducted in and around Adams’ studio cabin located in the boreal forests close to the Arctic Circle, created an unintentional documentation of the space at the beginning of its last year of active use by the composer."