to flow with my emotions in a stream of consciousness that uses their power in a process of creative expression , sort of going with the flow of my emotions . The group I was with was a rock group that sort of evolved into a performance group . That was in Salt Lake City , UT . of Detroit , where you discovered beauty amongst the decay and deterioration . How did you come to see these things , when most of the world would look the other way in disgust ?
CHC : I drove most of the night to get
JM : What common themes , if any , do you see appearing in your performance art , photography and writing ?
CHC : I think there are common elements and themes in my work with music , poetry and visual arts . The same textures , forms and colors in art can also be found in music . Learning to play synthesizers allowed me to experiment with sound color and texture . Coloring in sound are the harmonic structures of overtones and undertones and pitch , that give it the color and the characteristics that your ear uses to hear the difference between different sounds . The textures in sound come from rhythm , modulation and attack . So when I got serious about photography , I started picking up these same elements of color and texture . A lot of my poetry can also be seen as abstract . Instead of literal representations , it deals with the less tangible aspects of what I ' m writing about that are more of an internal experience .
JM : Before starting graduate school in Michigan , you explored the inner city