Playing the sound image –身体で奏でる音の万華鏡-

定位を生み出す装置自体が空間内を縦横無尽に動き回り、それぞれの鑑賞者に固有の音像を浮かび上がらせる。

建築と身体に潜む幾何学や、鑑賞者とパフォーマーの間に現れる聴こえ・意識・位置の変化を手掛かりに、動きと音のパターンやダイナミクスを探求・設計した。

身体運動に連動して自在かつシームレスに変化する音像は、身体運動を「耳で見る」ような体験をもたらし、新たな身体の可聴化方法を提示する。

This is a sound performance in which dynamic and improvisational spatial movement of sound is created by a performer wearing parametric speakers that have the characteristic of directing sound.

The direct sound from the parametric speakers has a super narrow directivity, which creates the sensation that the sound field is close by, as well as tactile auditory stimulation. It is also easily reflected by walls and objects, creating a virtual sound source on the spot.

In this work, parametric speakers are attached to both palms and shins of the performer and made wireless, making the sound source mobile. The composer also remotely selects and adjusts the parameters of the sound source played from the parametric speakers.

This allows the performer to move between the audience, changing the distance and direction from the audience and the wall, creating a movement of the sound image. In addition, the switching between direct and reflected sound creates an auditory experience in which the localization changes abruptly.

In this work, the choreography of the performers and the music are composed in parallel, for example, by taking advantage of the changes in pitch created by the high-speed movement of the parametric speakers. The movement of the performer changes the hearing, response, and relationship between the performer themselves, the composer, and the viewer, bringing to light a more complex sound source movement and improvisational acoustic experience.

発表・展示歴

• 2025: NIME (New Interface for Music Expression) 2025, Canberra, Australia. NIME 2025優秀賞（Highly Commended）受賞。 link