Setting a poem by Edo-period poet Kobayashi Issa, the work features Smiley with Craig Hella Johnson and Shara Nova, weaving voices and string quartet into a soundscape that holds grief, wonder, and ethical tension. Read more
Setting a poem by Edo-period poet Kobayashi Issa, the work features Smiley with Craig Hella Johnson and Shara Nova, weaving voices and string quartet into a soundscape that holds grief, wonder, and ethical tension. Through music and hand-painted animation, Haiku explores the contradiction of beauty amid devastation, underscoring wonder as a vital practice within movements for justice.