for bass flute, oboe, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, tape

premiered by ensemble recherche on 9 October, 2022, at Harvard's Paine Hall

bass flute — Jaume Darbra Fa
oboe — Eduardo Olloqui
bass clarinet — Shizuyo Oka
violin — Melise Mellinger
viola — Victor Guaita
cello — Åsa Åkerberg

i view it as a smooth body.
massive. hungering. in water.
open mouth. pleasure.

it is a whale with a hole, like me,
a throated expanse. towered tunnel. again,
does it want? and again.

Shift (1996-97) by Jenny Saville

i view it as a smooth body (2022)

𝕄𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔻𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕪 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔸𝕣𝕥 𝕆𝕗 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔!!!

𝔸𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕄𝕖:
  • I like Dentistry
  • I love Music
  • I am awesomers

ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕥:

Discord: dentures_

composer, pianist, and improviser based in Bremen
2025 Luciano Berio Rome Prize in Musical Composition 🌞

jonah.haven@gmail.com

i view it as a smooth body (2022)

Jonah Nuoja Luo Haven