Hye-gang \ Barbara Rosemary \ Cats of Dust – KALPA

A moment. A dust cloud. A hem of a fairy’s dress.
The wrinkles that are engraved are yours.
My portion is only from dust to dust.

Live forever – every little thing has that power.
It will pile up and be cut down – drop. Sigh. Drop.

Nachal. All infinity – one promise, one oath, one unfinished manuscript.
All fears – so again from dust to dust.

The Kalpa – in Korean '겁 geop’

One kalpa (劫) is said to be the time it takes for a drop of water to make a hole in a large rock once every 1,000 years or for a rock to be worn away by the hem of a fairy’s skirt that come down to earth once every 100 years.

The original expression '겁’ is a phonetic transcription of the Sanskrit word kalpa – so in Buddhism, eternity means that this kalpa continues again and again, refering to an incalculable amount of time.

released July 1, 2025

Hye-gang
혜강
concept, texts, voice, field recording

Barbara Rosemary
바바라 로즈마리
vocalize

Kot z kurzu
먼지뭉치
ceramic ocarina (author Jakub Biewald),field recording and others