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The Architecture of Vapor

by Russick Smith

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Commissioned about the feeling when something is so beautiful it makes you want to cry - no small task to define, let alone compose music.

I began to look for a word to describe this feeling - the pain of utter beauty - but ultimately, came up short instead of labeling the sections after ephemeral emotional words from other languages: 'toska', 'sehnsucht', 'nostimon', 'dor', 'saudade', and 'mono no aware.' In my research for those words, I also came across the archaic term 'the vapors.' That got me thinking about the intangible and ever-changing nature of the emotions that affect us; what creates them, how do we define them? How do we form a tangible definition of intangible things in a constant state of change, especially when they're complex? What is the definable structure of complex emotions, if any? The confluence of these thoughts is what led to the concept of 'the architecture of vapor' - questioning how an Architect would define a cloud of vapor in a blueprint. Ultimately, the moment that it would be tangibly qualified, the drawing would be incorrect. Perhaps a similar thing happens with our internal emotional structures?

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released June 2, 2023

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Russick Smith Fort Collins, Colorado

Russick Smith is a cellist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer known for his performances in natural and non-traditional locations.

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