"Timeless" A three-way collaboration between Kari Sundet, Laura Lentz, and Madeline Rile Smith. Laura Lentz, bass flute Kari Sundet, composer Madeline Rile Smith, glass artist/videographer This musical composition was written by Kari Sundet for Flutist Laura Lentz, who is performing it here. Madeline Rile Smith created this film responding to the music, through imagery with glass. Kari, on the musical piece "I live in a region of Norway with tall mountains, lots of forests and the Atlantic ocean roaring a stone's throw away from my house. Much of the landscape around me has probably felt, looked and sounded much the same for thousands of years. Major changes happen too slowly for us to perceive, so to us it feels timeless. This piece was inspired by Laura Lentz’ series of comfort pieces, and being surrounded by landscapes unaffected by whatever else is happening in the world is comforting to me. Being in nature can also feel like slowing down time, or getting off the carousel for a little while . Timeless is my attempt at capturing this feeling of being "outside time”