Always with you, Always with me

These images were created or compiled and altered by myself. They were inspired by the song “Always with you, always with me” by Joe Satriani. In class we discussed storytelling as an imperative tool in maintaining our humanity in such a consumer driven society. I found it interesting that when I listened to this song, I did not feel a narrative story being told-- although some others might. I did, however, feel that there were still storytelling elements in the song. I feel most music is telling the story of an emotion, or perhaps the emotion of a story, without giving us concrete details. Therefore, when I was creating my still images that were supposed to represent the song, I found myself creating non-sequitur, non-narrative images; but, each image encompassed the emotion I felt at some point in the song. A common phrase among musicians, that I learned after I created my project, is “the purpose of music is to communicate emotion.” I suppose that I agree with that statement and that the musicians I have listened to have held that goal in mind. The emotions I felt from this song were feelings of love, from the musician to a woman. I felt, though, that the woman was not with him-- it was a love from afar, or she had died. I did feel that the love was requited all the same. I felt the devotion was being adored, or celebrated in the music, even if there is a twinge of sadness at times that they were not together. I felt all this being conveyed through the instruments, as if the only way for the artist to externalize such feelings is through the rigorous training of the guitar and feeding himself through it. My pictures reflect the bond with the instruments, the fun of love, the distance and intrigue of the woman, while trying to incorporate some of the textures I felt throughout the song.

The Song:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4fPv450OYM