Four internationally renowned female artists, clad in 132 5. ISSEY MIYAKE, put on a one-night-only experimental performance.
The second installment of Hakuju Hall's 10th anniversary project, "Art x Art x Art," titled "TETRAHEDRON," was performed last December. A tetrahedron is a tetrahedron made up of triangles, or a triangular pyramid made up of four sides.
The triangle represents a collaboration between the three fields of music, dance, and photography. The tetrahedron represents four artists: music and marimba player Kuniko Kato, live photography by Yuriko Takagi, and choreography and dance by Ikuyo Kuroda (Part 1) and Megumi Nakamura (Part 2).
These four artists wore "132 5. ISSEY MIYAKE," a project by Issey Miyake and his Reality Lab. team. Working with computer science, the brand astonished the world with its innovative clothing creations, which made it possible to fold 3D shapes into 2D, and has continued to evolve ever since. The theme being developed around this time was "TRIANGLE," inspired by the simplest shape, the triangle. Coincidentally, this overlapped with the image of a tetrahedron, leading to the creation of costume collaboration.
The music was selected by Kuniko Kato from two composers with contrasting styles, Steve Reich and Arvo Pärt, with whom she continues to perform. "They're both in their 80s now. They've been active since they were young, each in a different country, searching for tone and rhythm, and creating their own musical style from scratch," Kato says of the two composers she respects. The performance is divided into two parts: the first half features Reich's music, performed by Kuroda Ikuyo, and the second half features Pärt's music, performed by Nakamura Megumi. Both parts are performed by Kuniko Kato (pictured above, left).
Graphic images emerging from the tetrahedron are projected against the backdrop of the stage. The image transforms from a moss-like shape into a tetrahedron, expanding and contracting in response to sound, moving as if breathing. This "moving wallpaper" concept was conceived by Takagi Yuriko (pictured above, right). It evokes the image of "going from the microscopic world to outer space." The dancers' movements resonate with the sound of Kato's marimba. After a moment, the sound of a shutter clicks. From the stage and the front row of the audience, Takagi's captured bodies and expressions are projected almost instantly, albeit with a slight time lag. Because the system projects the image as it is taken, there is no choice in the image. Any mistakes are exposed to the audience. The image is only projected for one and a half seconds. Even for a photographer, it's quite risky. "I'd like to choose the photos, but it's impossible. But I think it's more interesting not to choose," Takagi says. All the photographs are in black and white. The shutter sound is also intentionally kept normal. "I want the image to ride on the sound, or cooperate with it, or even blend in with it, without interfering with the sound. This is a challenge." Kato expressed his hopes, saying, "Even the sound of the shutter will draw you into the sound space, so it would be ideal if it blended into the music. If we could breathe the air together and share the flow of time, a space never before seen before would be born." The photographs taken in this space are clearly different from previous concepts of photography. Of course, each photograph is strong and of high quality. However, in a space where the stage and audience seats are integrated, the photographer is also involved as an "accomplice," in a sense.
Continued on 2/2.
The second installment of Hakuju Hall's 10th anniversary project, "Art x Art x Art," titled "TETRAHEDRON," was performed last December. A tetrahedron is a tetrahedron made up of triangles, or a triangular pyramid made up of four sides.
The triangle represents a collaboration between the three fields of music, dance, and photography. The tetrahedron represents four artists: music and marimba player Kuniko Kato, live photography by Yuriko Takagi, and choreography and dance by Ikuyo Kuroda (Part 1) and Megumi Nakamura (Part 2).
These four artists wore "132 5. ISSEY MIYAKE," a project by Issey Miyake and his Reality Lab. team. Working with computer science, the brand astonished the world with its innovative clothing creations, which made it possible to fold 3D shapes into 2D, and has continued to evolve ever since. The theme being developed around this time was "TRIANGLE," inspired by the simplest shape, the triangle. Coincidentally, this overlapped with the image of a tetrahedron, leading to the creation of costume collaboration.
The music was selected by Kuniko Kato from two composers with contrasting styles, Steve Reich and Arvo Pärt, with whom she continues to perform. "They're both in their 80s now. They've been active since they were young, each in a different country, searching for tone and rhythm, and creating their own musical style from scratch," Kato says of the two composers she respects. The performance is divided into two parts: the first half features Reich's music, performed by Kuroda Ikuyo, and the second half features Pärt's music, performed by Nakamura Megumi. Both parts are performed by Kuniko Kato (pictured above, left).
Graphic images emerging from the tetrahedron are projected against the backdrop of the stage. The image transforms from a moss-like shape into a tetrahedron, expanding and contracting in response to sound, moving as if breathing. This "moving wallpaper" concept was conceived by Takagi Yuriko (pictured above, right). It evokes the image of "going from the microscopic world to outer space." The dancers' movements resonate with the sound of Kato's marimba. After a moment, the sound of a shutter clicks. From the stage and the front row of the audience, Takagi's captured bodies and expressions are projected almost instantly, albeit with a slight time lag. Because the system projects the image as it is taken, there is no choice in the image. Any mistakes are exposed to the audience. The image is only projected for one and a half seconds. Even for a photographer, it's quite risky. "I'd like to choose the photos, but it's impossible. But I think it's more interesting not to choose," Takagi says. All the photographs are in black and white. The shutter sound is also intentionally kept normal. "I want the image to ride on the sound, or cooperate with it, or even blend in with it, without interfering with the sound. This is a challenge." Kato expressed his hopes, saying, "Even the sound of the shutter will draw you into the sound space, so it would be ideal if it blended into the music. If we could breathe the air together and share the flow of time, a space never before seen before would be born." The photographs taken in this space are clearly different from previous concepts of photography. Of course, each photograph is strong and of high quality. However, in a space where the stage and audience seats are integrated, the photographer is also involved as an "accomplice," in a sense.
Continued on 2/2.
