KYŌSHIN (Sonic Resonance: Event for Muscles, Heartbeat and Breath) was performed in collaboration with KMD (Keio Media Design), Keio University at CCBT (Civic Creative Base Tokyo) on 18th February 2024.
This was a one hour performance with an aesthetic surveillance system of 4 cameras – a small wrist camera, a camera positioned above the body, a camera looking up at the robot arm and a camera attached to the end of the robot arm that generated dynamic video feedback.
The soundscape included ECG, EMG and Breath amplified body signals that are augmented by synthesised sounds from the two wrist Sensor Bracelets. The percussive sounds from the right hand were intermittently looped via a digital delay pedal, sometimes synchronized, sometimes counterpointing the heartbeat. The choreography of the body movements composed the sounds. An interactive sensor system attached to the head and arms allowed the body to become the live video switcher and video mixer for the images projected on the screen beside the body. The robot arm was preprogramed to scan the body, but lifting the right arm enabled the artist to switch to the robot camera and control its rotation, pan and tilt motions.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
George Chernyshov- Sensing and Hardware design
Sound Artist – Danny Hynds
Robot Designer – Marina Nakagawa
Video Artist and Editor – Lucas Ogasawara
Videographer Assistant – Paing Sett Hein
Head Set and Graphics Designer – Michael Pogorzhelskiy
Engineer – Juling Li
Research Supervisors – Kouta Minamizawa, Kai Kunze
Research Supporters – Giulia Barbareschi, Minyang Xu, Peng Danyang
Production and Management – Yoko Negami, Akane Kanagawa (Living Together Co)
George Chernyshov- Sensing and Hardware design
Sound Artist – Danny Hynds
Robot Designer – Marina Nakagawa
Video Artist and Editor – Lucas Ogasawara
Videographer Assistant – Paing Sett Hein
Head Set and Graphics Designer – Michael Pogorzhelskiy
Engineer – Juling Li
Research Supervisors – Kouta Minamizawa, Kai Kunze
Research Supporters – Giulia Barbareschi, Minyang Xu, Peng Danyang
Production and Management – Yoko Negami, Akane Kanagawa (Living Together Co)
Organiser – Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Co-Organiser – Project Cybernetic Being
Technical Co-Operator – Geist (KMD), Embodied Media (KMD)
Partner – Civic Creative Base Tokyo
Co-Organiser – Project Cybernetic Being
Technical Co-Operator – Geist (KMD), Embodied Media (KMD)
Partner – Civic Creative Base Tokyo
Previous performance at keio university graduate school of media design to test the interactive system.
