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LIFE - fluid, invisible, inaudible ...
Today we dropped by ICC at Opera City to check out Sakamoto Ryūichi and Takatani Shirō (Dumb Type)'s installation "LIFE - fluid, invisible, inaudible ...". This is based on Sakamoto's 1999 opera also named "Life", and on weekends there are screenings of a live performance.
After buying our tickets, we realized that we were coincidentally just in time for a screening of the show, so we stood in line a few minutes to get numbered tickets for that. There was still about 20 minutes before the film started, so we headed to the installation room on the above floor and hung out a few minutes. We then viewed the film (well, about half of it) which helped to understand the installation.
It's actually a sort of remix of musical and visual elements from the opera. The installation consists of 9 suspended "screens" arranged in a square shape across the large room. Each screen is a square window with water and smoke, through which is projected video from above. People stand or lay under the screens to watch. There are speakers located near each screen, and the video and audio of each is not sync. It's actually a bit random, as are the water and smoke movements, all contributing to a constantly changing and unique result. It feels kind of soothing to watch and hear the differences from other screens across the room.
The exhibition goes on until November 4.
Sakamoto Ryūichi x Takatani Shirō "LIFE - fluid, invisible, inaudible..."
At NTT ICC Inter Communication Center
Until November 4, 2007
Open hours: 10:00-18:00. Open until 20:00 on Fridays.
Posted on October 21, 2007 at 00:35 | Tweet
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