Rusted Box in Wasteland (2022) written for solo piano explores the details of loneliness. In writing this piece, I had in mind a vast and desolate desert landscape, devoid of any other life. The only visual anchor was a giant, rusted box, as per the title. For the landscape, I crafted the piece to revolve around my synesthesia's dusty orange to represent the sandy landscape, its red for the box, and its purple as the individual experiencing the loneliness. Loneliness is often a nuanced expe