. you think you are moving of your own volition, but in fact you are being moved as intended.
. What struck me was how sound and light dominated the space and how people were subconsciously moved.
Moriyama:I was really curious about that. I couldn't see it.
Sakuma:Just before Mirai appeared on stage, there was a thud of something falling downstairs, which caused everyone to quiet down.
. As a member of the audience, I felt that people also move unconsciously, like butterflies attracted by lights.
Moriyama:That's how it is. People can be controlled by lighting and sound. We discussed this as well. It is no fun to set up a guide with arrows and directions. People think they are moving of their own volition, but in fact they are being moved as intended. That is exactly the theme of the project.
. I also sensed something a little out-of-this-world scary in Mr. Moriyama's performance.
Moriyama:Was it because his face was white?
All:LOL!
Sakuma:I had that feeling, too. I felt like I was in the other world.
Iwamoto:. in itself, it's like the merging of things that will never intersect.
Do you have any plans for the three of you to work together in the future?
Moriyama:This time, I planned this project with bone conduction technology in mind. Science and technology are constantly being updated, and I thought it would be good to do this project while the technology is still "alive. Next time, I would like to do it at a time when I can take a more deliberate approach.
Sakuma:The bone conduction technology itself was still part of the exhibit. The technology of generating sound by vibrating an object is still in its infancy in practical use, and I personally would like to improve the precision of the control and application of this technology to form a sharper version of this concept.
PROFILE
MIRAI MORIYAMA
Born in Hyogo, Japan in 1984 . In 2013, he spent a year in Israel as a cultural exchange officer of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, working with the Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company in Europe. She is currently waiting for the performance of "Oedipus" (directed by Matthew Dunster) at the Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon, and a new work by her unit "Kyukaku Ushio" (with Tomohiko Tsujimoto) "Flickering Wonderful Coincidences" at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1. He won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 40th Japan Academy Awards. He won the 10th Japan Dance Forum Award 2015.
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PROFILE
a.k.a BATIC
Born in 1992 . As a sound designer, he works in various fields such as installation, advertising field, shows, and spatial design. With the concept of "memory heard by the body," he composes music and designs acoustic spaces based on the approach of cognitive science. . In recent years, he has been particularly interested in vibration and bone conduction as motifs for his work. His most recent work includes LAUTASHI's installation sound direction at Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo 2018, and a work using directional speakers in collaboration with kushino masaya and Sputniko at 2019 Media Ambition Tokyo. . Famous for.
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PROFILE
KOICHIRO IWAMOTO
Born in 1992 in Fukuoka , Japan . Photographer; interned with photographer Itaru Hirama from 2015 , then worked in the Photography Department of Bunka Publishing Bureau before becoming independent in 2018. Since then, he has worked on numerous visuals for fashion media such as "Them magazine" and "i-D Japan," BEAMS HARAJYUKU campaigns, and the up-and-coming fashion brand sugarhill, while also presenting photographic works that utilize his unique sensibility. Recent exhibitions include "Like a virgin" (venue: mahika mano, 2016), "ULTRA C" (venue: ambivalence, 2018), "isolation" (music: KAITO SAKUMA a.k.a BATIC, venue: CLASS, 2019).
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