Tomorrow at 11am PT: Avant Garde Pianist from Japan Improvises Live in Second Life Next to Two Massive Cubes Rising Up in the Desert of the Real

Tomorrow at 11am PT, watch live above or click here to witness in Second Life a pretty intriguing event: Tia Rungray, a Second Life avatar and a "Noise Classical" project by musician Takayuki Noami, is going to improvise live in the Metaverse, in front of two massive cubes in the desert.

"[Sculpture] Blue Tsuki's new installation art is titled Vinculum. This is a Latin word that seems to mean 'bond' or 'cord' in English," Rungray tells  me. "The piece consists of two giant cubes that rise up in the desert, reminiscent of electrical circuits and an organic structure within them. Appreciating his art reaffirms that we are not unrelated to the scientific human history that has spread across the earth beyond the desert.

"I usually play my original music, but when I face his work, I use an improvisational performance style. This is because this style allows me to intuitively express what I feel from his work as music, creating a chemical reaction, as it were, like a catalyst. And although my sound is abstract, it has the advantage of not fixing the interpretation for the viewer of his art."

Sounds like this could be spectacular, and the very kind of art only possible in a metaverse platform.

Influenced by Erik Satie and John Cage, Takayuki Noam has been performing in Tokyo since 2013 (when his first of three albums was released), and in Second Life since then:

Since the COVID pandemic last year, he's mainly performed in Second Life.

"Performing in a virtual space means more to me than performing online only on video streaming sites, as I share the same time and space with my audience," he explains. "It is very valuable. Besides, I don't have to be aware of national borders." More about the musician here on his site.

"My piano sound is organic, and my noise sound is inorganic. I hope you enjoy the synchronization between [Blue Tsuki's] art and my performance."

Comments

[Violet Boa]

Dear Wagner James "Hamlet" Au,

On behalf of both artist, Tia Rungray and Blue Tsuki,
I would like to thank you for your very much appreciated support!

Kind regards,

Violet Boa

[manogggjey]

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