DatesMar 20 (Thu), 2025 - Apr 6 (Sun), 2025
Mar 20 (Thu) - Apr 6 (Sun), 2025
10:00 - 17:00(Entry by 16:30)
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
10:00 - 17:00(Entry by 16:30)
Chinretsukan Gallery 2F (The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts)
Free
Organized by Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.
Co-organized by Culture Vision Japan
In our daily lives, sound exists everywhere, everywhen. Yet, we often do not notice it until we listen and experience it. We must attune our ears to the subtle noises that might otherwise go unnoticed, deeply sense them, and acknowledge them as "sound". So, at what point does sound cease to be mere background noise and become something more? When does sound truly become sound ?
This exhibition invites four artists, all students and alumni of Tokyo University of the Arts, to focus on "sound" through performances and installations. Their works feature a swing that hums with your sways, a canvas that vibrates under your fingers, paper that crinkles with each touch, and rhythms that echo through the space with every tap.
By transforming familiar objects into instruments that respond to movement and touch, these works blur the lines between sound and space. They invite you to shape the experience and create a new way of perceiving the soundscape around you.
Here, you are not just a mere observer but also a participant. By touching, making sounds with the pieces, and sharing that experience with others in this space, you may uncover the subtle sounds that often elude attention. We hope this exhibition leads you to new encounters with sound.
As part of the exhibition's exploration of sound, we are pleased to present a series of live performances across five dates, each featuring a unique collaboration with talented musicians. Based on Kanji Kuwahra's Knock Knock (2025) and Tadanori Watanabe's Surface (2025), these performances extend the exhibition's themes into a live setting, inviting audiences to attune their ears to sound in new ways. By blending music with the surrounding artworks, each performance transforms the work and the space into a dynamic soundscape, where sound and resonances take center stage.
Kanji Kuwahara
Performances based on Knock Knock (2025):
16:30-17:00 | Quartet: Kanji Kuwahara, Ryotaro Miyasaka, Tomoe Ando, Mikihito Sano
13:00-13:30 | Duo: Kanji Kuwahara, Tomoe Ando
Tadanori Watanabe
Performances based on Surface (2025):
14:00-14:30 | Daichi Yamamoto
14:00-15:10* | Kyohei Kakimoto, Akari Watanabe
11:00-12:10* | Kyohei Kakimoto, Akari Watanabe
14:00-14:30 | Mana Oishi
11:00-12:10* | Mana Oishi, Daichi Yamamoto
An interval of 10 minutes is scheduled between performances marked with
https://ga.geidai.ac.jp/en/2025/02/13/when-does-sound-become-sound/
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