Floodway in Tokyo to be flooded with soundwaves.
There are few artists on this planet, not to mention Japan, fairly like EYE. He’s in all probability finest identified around the globe because the ringleader and voice of the noise music collective Boredoms and beforehand the noise duo Hanatarash, whose stay exhibits usually concerned reckless use of energy instruments with the occasional excavator or molotov cocktail. Nonetheless, he’s additionally a prolific visible artist who fearlessly pivots from minimalist sketches to vibrant colours so explosive they might make even probably the most seasoned pop artist squint their eyes.
▼ EYE simply hanging out
He’s additionally been holding a sequence of large-scale communal musical occasions in numerous places around the globe similar to 77BOADRUM, during which 77 drummers performed close to the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on 7 July 2007, 88BOADRUM, during which 88 drummers performed for 88 minutes in Los Angeles at 8:08 pm 8 August 2008, and nicely, you get the numerical thought.
His newest mission would be the greatest of those but and is scheduled to happen on 3 November on the Arakawa Floodway in japanese Tokyo. Ever since this canal and lock was accomplished in 1924, the encompassing space’s incidents of flooding have dropped to 0 12 months on 12 months.
▼ The Arakawa Floodway and Lock Gate
Now in its a centesimal 12 months, Arv100 is supposed to be a musical prayer and purification ritual to hope for its continued service, particularly as local weather change wreaks havoc within the type of stronger typhoons and different pure disasters.
▼ The 111BOADRUM in Byron Bay, Australia, is comparable in execution however this occasion will probably be a lot larger.
Arv100 will contain 200 “cymballers” who will play their cymbals in unison together with EYE and different skilled musicians. Recruitment for cymballers was held early final September however stuffed up in a matter of hours, so sadly, probabilities of participating are slim to nil now. Nonetheless, persons are nonetheless welcome to view the occasion. This kind of efficiency transcends typical music because the reverberations of the cymbals can generally type a wave you can truly really feel shifting round reasonably than merely listening to it.
▼ This video clarification exhibits how EYE will probably be conducting the cymballers whereas floating on his again in the course of the floodway.
Not solely can these within the space watch the efficiency, however anybody will also be part of this occasion by contributing to the Arv100 crowdfunding mission working between now and 6 November. Pledgers can obtain a variety of things similar to commemorative T-shirts or drumsticks. There have been additionally 5 one-of-a-kind cymbals with EYE’s paintings on them, however they offered out shortly.
▼ The drumsticks can both be picked up on the venue or delivered.
Those that pledge cash can even get their title on the credit of the livestream which anybody will be capable to view on-line. The platform has not but been introduced however must be shortly on the occasion web site. Nonetheless, if you may get out to the Arakawa Floodway on 3 November, I’d extremely suggest it so you possibly can take pleasure in this one-of-a-kind occasion with all of your senses.
Occasion data
Arv100
Arakawa Lock Gate / 荒川ロックゲート
Tokyo-to, Edogawa-ku, Komatsugawa 1-Chome
東京都江戸川区小松川 1丁目
Begin time: 1 p.m., 3 November
Crowdfunding Web page
Web site
Supply: Arv100, Ubgoe
Photos: Ubgoe
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