Thanks to Marguerite Paget for sending in details on the second movement of composer Yannick Paget’s multi-media symphony, Consciousness. The second movement at Kyoto Art Center on June 24th, 25th, and 26th will explore quantum physics and string theory in a collaboration with physicist Koji Hashimoto and the ceramist Toru Kurokawa. Details below!
Music meets Physics and Ceramics
The second movment of Yannick Paget‘s new large-scale musical and multimedia work. QUANTUM takes the audience on a trip to explore microscopic matter and its oscillation. In collaboration with the physicist Koji Hashimoto and the ceramicist Toru Kurokawa.
Movement II. QUANTUM
This special collaboration with the ceramist Toru Kurokawa consists of a 3-day exhibition and an audio installation presenting a series of ceramics based on string theory.Quantum physics and string theory will be brought to life through Yannick Paget’s daily performance set in the exhibition: using percussion, electronic music, and a new ceramic instrument created through the collaboration of Kurokawa and Paget.
This special collaboration with the ceramist Toru Kurokawa consists of a 3-day exhibition and an audio installation presenting a series of ceramics based on string theory.Quantum physics and string theory will be brought to life through Yannick Paget’s daily performance set in the exhibition: using percussion, electronic music, and a new ceramic instrument created through the collaboration of Kurokawa and Paget.
– Yannick Paget: composition, percussion & electronics
– Toru Kurokawa: ceramist
– Koji Hashimoto, physicist, adviser
– Hitomi Kiuchi: lighting
– Toru Kurokawa: ceramist
– Koji Hashimoto, physicist, adviser
– Hitomi Kiuchi: lighting
2022. 6/24, 6/25
Exhibition: 10:00 – 17:00
Performance: 19:00 (doors open at 18:30)
Exhibition: 10:00 – 17:00
Performance: 19:00 (doors open at 18:30)
2022. 6/26
Exhibition: 10:00 – 13:00
Performance: 15:00 (doors open at 14:30)
Exhibition: 10:00 – 13:00
Performance: 15:00 (doors open at 14:30)
Venue: Kyoto Art Center Free Space
Exhibition: Free entry
Performance：
Adults: ¥2,500 / Students: ¥1,500 */ Under 15 years old: free *
Adults: ¥2,500 / Students: ¥1,500 */ Under 15 years old: free *
On the day, tickets can be purchased at the venue (+ ¥500 increase)
*Student ID to be presented.
*– 15 years old may be required to present a proof of age.
*– 15 years old may be required to present a proof of age.
Co-organizer: Kyoto Art Center (Kyoto Arts and Culture Foundation)
Co-program 2022 Category D “KAC Selection” adopted project
Co-program 2022 Category D “KAC Selection” adopted project
more detail: https://www.kac.or.jp/events/32179/
« Consciousness » A String Theory Symphony – A symphony in five movements:
“Consciousness” a String Theory Symphony is an immersive, multi-dimensional piece, composed of five performances with transdisciplinary collaborations that mix acoustic musicians, spatial music and sound and video installations. The music is based on the innovative musical language created by Yannick Paget, in close collaboration with the physicist Koji Hashimoto. This language transcribes the principles of The String Theory into musical scales and chords which create the base of the performance pieces.
“Consciousness” a String Theory Symphony is an immersive, multi-dimensional piece, composed of five performances with transdisciplinary collaborations that mix acoustic musicians, spatial music and sound and video installations. The music is based on the innovative musical language created by Yannick Paget, in close collaboration with the physicist Koji Hashimoto. This language transcribes the principles of The String Theory into musical scales and chords which create the base of the performance pieces.
Yannick Paget
Yannick Paget is an eclectic French musician who pursues simultaneous careers as a classical music conductor, a composer and a performer. Recent concerts include Every Good Boy Deserves Favor with actor Shinichi Tsutsumi or concerts with Ken Watanabe in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Conceptualizing a free and decompartmentalized vision of music, Yannick Paget leads many projects in the field of contemporary creation as a composer, conductor and instrumentalist (percussionist) and in particular with his ensemble N’SO KYOTO.
Yannick Paget is an eclectic French musician who pursues simultaneous careers as a classical music conductor, a composer and a performer. Recent concerts include Every Good Boy Deserves Favor with actor Shinichi Tsutsumi or concerts with Ken Watanabe in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Conceptualizing a free and decompartmentalized vision of music, Yannick Paget leads many projects in the field of contemporary creation as a composer, conductor and instrumentalist (percussionist) and in particular with his ensemble N’SO KYOTO.
Koji Hashimoto:
Born in 1973, a Japanese specialist in String Theory. He received his PhD from Kyoto University in 2000. He has worked at the University of California, University of Tokyo, RIKEN, and joined Osaka University in 2012 as a professor. More recently, in 2021 Hashimoto was appointed to Kyoto University as a professor of Theoretical Particle Physics in the Department of Physics.
Born in 1973, a Japanese specialist in String Theory. He received his PhD from Kyoto University in 2000. He has worked at the University of California, University of Tokyo, RIKEN, and joined Osaka University in 2012 as a professor. More recently, in 2021 Hashimoto was appointed to Kyoto University as a professor of Theoretical Particle Physics in the Department of Physics.
Toru Kurokawa
Toru Kurokawa creates sculptures under the theme of “Savage Math” based on the bodily sensations and the mechanics of the materials. He has participated as an artist in residence in 10 countries throughout Asia and the Middle East, exploring ancient philosophies and forms, also exploring points of contact between physics and mathematics. His works feature internal and external shapes such as the Klein Bottle and Mobius strip.
1984 Born in Kyoto, Japan / 2009 M.F.A. Kyoto City University of Arts / 2021 Topology, Ginza Tsutaya Books, Tokyo / Set Theory, Kusakabe Gallery, Kyoto / 2022 Rising Talent Awards Craft, Maison&Objet Paris, France.
Toru Kurokawa creates sculptures under the theme of “Savage Math” based on the bodily sensations and the mechanics of the materials. He has participated as an artist in residence in 10 countries throughout Asia and the Middle East, exploring ancient philosophies and forms, also exploring points of contact between physics and mathematics. His works feature internal and external shapes such as the Klein Bottle and Mobius strip.
1984 Born in Kyoto, Japan / 2009 M.F.A. Kyoto City University of Arts / 2021 Topology, Ginza Tsutaya Books, Tokyo / Set Theory, Kusakabe Gallery, Kyoto / 2022 Rising Talent Awards Craft, Maison&Objet Paris, France.
N’SO KYOTO (pronounced enso kyoto) is a Kyoto-based ensemble composed of musicians and artists from various artistic backgrounds. It reinvents the idea of “orchestra” and proposes immersive and multidimensional audio and visual performances. N’SO KYOTO creates bridges between theoretical science and art. Through their performances, they intend to give life to abstract concepts and render the invisible visible.
« Consciousness » A String Theory Symphony will continue with the following movements:
Movement III. DUAL RESONANCE (2022.9/23 − 10/2)
co-organizer: Nuit Blanche Kyoto
Movement III. DUAL RESONANCE (2022.9/23 − 10/2)
co-organizer: Nuit Blanche Kyoto
Movement IV. SINGULARITY (10/14.10/15. 10/16)
Venue: Ryosokuin Temple
Venue: Ryosokuin Temple
