filmachine – by Keiichiro Shibuya and Takashi Ikegami places the visitor inside a vortex of sound and light that transcends the traditional perspective of the cinematic experience.

Three circles of loudspeakers are suspended from the ceiling above an abstract landscape. On entering the space, the visitor starts the composition with a button at the center of the piece, triggering an immersive audio-visual experience in a 3-dimensional soundscape, enhanced by a specially designed LED lighting system. For the exhibition in Berlin, Keiichiro Shibuya creates a new composition which is presented here as a world premiere. It is based on research of complex systems and makes use of cellular automata and logistic maps for sound synthesis.

The accompanying CD filmachine phonics emulates the spatial experience of the installation within the limited acoustic space of stereo headphones.

Opening: January 28, 2008, 7:00 pm :: Podewils Palace, Klosterstr. 68, Berlin (U2: Klosterstrasse / Bus 100: Alexanderplatz).

At the transmediale festival the artists will give a lecture about their work. Keiichiro Shibuya and Takashi Ikegami: The Third Term Music January 30, House of World Cultures.

Keiichiro Shibuya will perform live in an evening at club transmediale with alva noto, Alexander Rishaug and Marius Watz – Generator.x 2.0, February 1, 8 pm :: Ballhaus Naunynstr.

filmachine was developed and premiered at Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media in 2006. The international premiere in Berlin is produced by Les Jardins des Pilotes for transmediale.08. Co-produced by ATAK. Organised by Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media. Technical support by YCAM InterLab. In cooperation with Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music. Kindly sponsored by Musikelectronic Geithain, Audio-Studiotechnik Glasa and Color Kinetics Japan. Commissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan.