Dah Eum

Translated as “reach touch,” Dah Eum is Korean sound artist Una Lee’s experimentation with the ideas of friction and contact. Using wood, stone, and water, Lee’s made an ultra-minimal but tense set of pieces. Due to the manipulation of her material, the few items she uses seem alive, as though turned animal by their use. Play all/any. No words, no FCCs.

1. (5:32)—Paper being crumpled, faint field recordings, slurping sounds.
2. (4:54)—Small wooden items in a box being shaken. Breathing/scraping sounds?
3. (3:17)—Wood being sawn. The saw sounds like it’s breathing heavily.
4. (4:01)—Stones shifting, water clicking and bubbling. Sounds cut in and out.
5. (4:29)—High-pitched, bloopy sounds of water drops popping. Bird sounds. Slow, squeaking scraping.