20’51”

cover 20’51” It is the new work of the Colombian composer, who moved to NY, David Velez (aka Lezrod).

It consists of a series of photos taken by Velez himself and published in PDF format, and a suggestive passage entitled Polvo, a word that in Spanish means dust, but, as the author points out, also has cyclical and sexual connotations:

“…quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris… “.
(“…for dust you are, and to dust shall you return…”).

…is a quote taken from Genesis 3:19 in the Bible. Some intellectuals claim that this Bible quote is the origin of the use of the word ‘Polvo’ to refer to the sexual act.
The cyclic and finite/infinite notion that are found on the use of the word ‘Polvo’ are quite inspiring and probably influenced the way the piece sounds and feels, since the title ‘Polvo’ was assigned to the piece before I composed it.
Dust was here before us, dust will remain here after us. That fact makes everything else simple, ephemeral and harmless.

The work published by the netlabel test tube, which with this publication inaugurates a new series dedicated to mixed media, where it is downloadable as a set (photo and audio in a single zip).

David Velez – Polvo

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