I have chosen the 7th-century Armenian cathedral of

Aruchavank to represent

the many churches in Armenia in which I made recordings. An

earthquake, centuries ago, has left its sturdy walls standing beneath

a gaping oculus where the now-missing tholobate and conical dome

should be.

As we enter and look up, we find ourselves as if standing at

the bottom of a well, lowly beings, our only consolation to peer

upwards into a mysterious blue beyond, a wintry world peopled by a

roaring wind and soaring birds.

Part of Central Asia PhoNographic

Mornings,

in the series „Each Morning of the World“.