REI -Listening to Silence-

English / 日本語

SOUND+MIXED MEDIA, Dimensions Variable, Endless

Exhibited at Nowhere New York, USA
September 9, 2020 - October 18, 2020

Listning to Silence

This work consists of a jet-black sphere containing 16 speaker units, six loudspeakers suspended from the ceiling, and a cubic structure. It creates an acoustic space by reverberating the sound of water from the sphere and the surrounding environment using four omnidirectional micro- phones installed on both the structure and the loudspeakers. 

The oceans evaporate, rain falls, and rivers continue to flow forever without any kind of consciousness.REI moves from the conscious to the subconscious by superimposing the sound echoing from one’s own body and the sound of water echoing from the sphere, which is a metaphor for this world.

REI

"REI" is a jet-black sphere with a diameter of 75cm, equipped with 16 speaker units, and it is a sound sculpture that creates three-dimensional acoustic field.
The sound of water echoing from this sound sculpture symbolizes blood circulation, heartbeat, and breathing in the human body.
It creates a three-dimensional soundscape that changes according to the position of the listener.

REI is not a single piece, it is a series of sound installations consisting of the jet-black spherical sound sculpture.