“I forgot the word that I want to say” is a piece inspired by "I am Sitting in a Room '' by Alvin Lucier, considering some topics addressed during the course, such as speech, memory, Dada Poetry, language, and extreme listening. 
I reorganized the poem The Swallow by O.E. Mandelstam, inspired by Dada Poetry, but maintaining the meaning of the words at the beginning and their transformation throughout the piece. For me, it has to be with sound as a self-meaning entity, but it also has to be with the power of words and how, through speech, we can create meaning, memories, and knowledge and understand the world around us. I decided to work with the English and Spanish versions to observe the different reactions those languages will have in the space during the experiment. 
The recordings were made at the Conrad Prebys Music Center (CPMC) at UC San Diego with the help of the excellent David Aguila, with whom I feel really grateful and happy to work.

I Forgot The Word That I Want To Say (Stairs)

I Forgot The Word That I Want To Say (English)

I Forgot The Word That I Want To Say (Spanish)

I Forgot The Word That I Want To Say (Headphones)

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