ETERNAL Art Space, a pioneer in providing innovative art experiences, is hosting a new exhibition featuring multiple immersive cutting-edge installations
at Shibuya Hikarie Hall B
"Humanity and the Modern System – showcasing reality as art as a transformative experience." The exhibition aims
to give participants new perspectives and senses, encouraging empathy and awareness by presenting reality itself as
a work of art. Through this unique approach, visitors are invited to perceive the world in new ways, fostering a deeper
internal shift.
ETERNAL Art Space immersive exhibition will be held at Shibuya (Hikarie Hall B) from November 22nd until 24th 2024, presented by MUTEK.JP Edition 9, offering groundbreaking art experiences by combining unique artistic concepts with the latest technologies.
Participating artists include Ryoichi Kurokawa, a renowned Japanese artist in the field of audiovisual art, who won
the prestigious Golden Nica Award for Digital Music & Sound Art at Ars Electronica (Austria). He will present two
works, "re-assembli" and "ground". Additionally, the Italian Artist Collective SPIME.IM + AKASHA, known for
exploring aesthetics and language born from the affirmation of digital reality through transmedia projects, will present
a special edition of "HINT". This exhibition will offer a 35-minute immersive art experience showcasing three
cutting-edge audiovisual installations.
Exhibition Concept
Humanity and the Modern System
-Showcasing reality as art through a transformative experience-
ARTISTS
- RYOICHI KUROKAWA
- SPIME.IM + AKASHA
Artworks
- re-assembli / Ryoichi Kurokawa (8min)
- ground / Ryoichi Kurokawa (12min)
- HINT / (ETERNAL Art Space Extended Edit) SPIME.IM + AKASHA (8min)
Overview
Title: ETERNAL Art Space Exhibition presented by MUTEK.JP
Venue: Shibuya Hikarie Hall B
Date: Nov. 22 (Fri) – Nov. 24 (Sun)
Time: 11:00 – 20:00 / 9 screenings per day
Last day 11:00 – 19:00 / 8 screenings per day
Duration: 35 minutes
Tickets: Adult ¥2,500 / Student ¥1,500 / Elementary school students
MUTEK.JP Passport Holders: free
Organizer: MUTEK Japan
Special Support: Tokyu Corporation, Shibuya Hikarie
Support: Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd., JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL
Patronage: Shibuya City, Quebec Government Office in Japan
Subsidy: Supported by Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
Ticket link:
Nov. 22 (Fri): https://mutekjp.zaiko.io/item/...
Nov. 23 (Sat): https://mutekjp.zaiko.io/item/...
Nov. 24 (Sun): https://mutekjp.zaiko.io/item/...
*Student: [Target Audience] Junior high school students, high school students, university students, junior college students, and vocational school students. [Usage Conditions] Your student ID will be checked upon entry. Please be sure to bring it with you.
**MUTEK.JP Passport Holders can enter for free by showing their passport ticket screen at the entrance of Hikarie Hall B. No reservation is required for those with a passport. Please come directly to the venue on the day of the event.
re-assembli
RYOICHI KUROKAWA
08:00 Loop
— ruins : the remains of human-made architecture —
"s.asmbli / subassemblies" is a project which pursues the relationship between nature and human-made through a perspective of architectural scale. This is translated in different presentation formats such as a concert piece, multiscreen installations, prints, VR and a screening version. Main sources of this project are 3d data by laser scanning of human-made architecture, ruins and nature, and those are distorted and reconstructed into each module as subassemblies to create renewed timeline with layers of order and disorder while exposing force of both nature and art.
Ruins, nature-invaded buildings and architectures in disrepair are superimposed and rebuild dynamically, and those unusualities rendered in multi-layered depth extends the perception of floating not only between nature and human-made, but also between abstract and concrete phenomena through its transition, destruction and renaturation. The motions such as cancellation of physical law, hybrid of natural and artificial components, and transposition of entropy and negentropy enhance those unusualities. Concert version "subassemblies" is composed of a single screen, surround lighting and 4.1ch sound system. Installation "re-assembli" is developed by re-plotting materials and built into space with diptych, 4.1ch sound and 16ch surround light.
ground
RYOICHI KUROKAWA
12:00 Loop
This is an audiovisual installation work, a reconstruction of images and sounds that are recorded in the Middle East by Daniel Demoustier for his individual recordings in the last dozen years. This work is composed of three displays and 3.1ch sound. Three images depict the different viewpoints of different situations which are involved in the conflict and the war. These footage show us the suffering and the tragedies that actually happen there. These scenes provide a strong emotional effect to the viewers. When we look at a war photograph, we might try to see the story behind the scene or we might try to make a story based on the previous or next image. War photography gives an impact on the eyes.
The visual effect fascinates the viewers and stimulates their perception. In this work, it gives an aspect of the still image in the moving image, that is to say, a slow transition sequence from one motion to next motion (between the shots) extends the moment. The fragments of images and sounds make a rearrangement of time to avoid making a sort of story. The long and slow sequence enhances the strain and the pressure on the viewers. It also emphasizes the event as "war", the terror, the fear. This audiovisual installation provides time and space to reflect on the actual event which happens on the same ground.
RYOICHI KUROKAWA
Japanese artist, born in 1978, lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Kurokawa’s works take on multiple forms such as installation works, recordings, and concert pieces. He composes the time sculpture with the eld recordings and the digital generated structures, and reconstructs architecturally the audiovisual phenomenon.
In recent years, his works are shown across the world"at international festivals and museums including TATE Modern [UK], Centre Pompidou [FR], Venice Biennale [IT], Pinakothek der Moderne [DE], Palais de Tokyo [FR], Barbican Centre [UK], ARS Electronica [AT], MUTEK [CA/MX/JP/ES], Tretyakov Gallery [RU], Minsheng Art Museum [CN], YCAM [JP], EMPAC [US], LABoral [ES], FACT [UK], Palais des Beaux-Arts [BE], National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts [TW], National Centre for Contemporary Arts [RU], CTM/Transmediale [DE], ACC [KR], Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton [FR] and Sonar [ES/UK/JP].
In 2010, he was awarded the Golden Nica at Prix Ars Electronica in the Digital Musics & Sound Art category.
HINT
*(ETERNAL Art Space Extended Edit)
SPIME.IM + AKASHA
08:00 Loop
HINT: Success is failure, failure is success.
A groundbreaking work by artist Akasha and collective SPIME.IM.
This powerful fusion combines AI-driven art with the aesthetics of information overload and capitalist collapse. Dive into abstract visuals of devastated buildings and atomic echoes, navigating through cities scarred by pollution, corporate dominance, and military presence.
In this sterile, tech-dominated realm, humanity seeks refuge.
HINT is an eye-opening journey that pushes both artistic and social boundaries.
SPIME.IM
SPIME.IM is an artistic collective that aims to investigate, through transmedia projects, the aesthetics and the languages derived from the affirmation of digital reality. SPIME.IM uses technology, 3D art and electronic music to weave immersive audio-video experiences that explore the boundaries of identity, corporeality and perception. Their work has been featured at international digital art festivals such as MUTEK, Ars Electronica,Club to Club, L.E.V., Lunchmeat, Rhizom and Lost Music Festival and recently delivered their latest multimedia production "The End Of The World" with internationally renowned pianist and composer Lubomyr Melnyk and cellist Julia Kent. SPIME.IM are Davide Tomat, Gabriele Ottino, Matteo Marson and Marco Casolati.
AKASHA
Riccardo "Akasha" Franco-Loiri is a young visual artist and motion designer based in Turin, Italy. His research focuses on digital abstraction, glitch and post-internet art. He founded High Files Collective, a video mapping and multimedia design studio.His
sources of inspiration are nature and the arts in all their forms. He works on the themes of transcendence, meditation or even science. He perceives reality as a kaleidoscope of intersecting temporal and spatial lines: when our perception can capture an intersection, an epiphany comes to mind, ready to guide us towards the artistic process.
About ETERNAL Art Space
Is an artist collective that seeks to transcend conventional boundaries between art and entertainment to design immersive experiences, cutting edge installations and immersive showcases. Their work also attempts to breathe new life into a diverse array of concepts and each artwork is created with a unique set of creatives and artists, applying unique art concepts and methods using the latest technologies.
Being based between Japan and North America, the collective held many international highlights including: Hika-Rakuyo is an internationally acclaimed award winning art work, showcasing ever evolving visual elements that change according to the indigenous flora selection of the host country, expressed through water, light and sound. Due to the great success of this experience, it has been touring to show its beauty and inspire millions around the world in:
•Vivid Sydney 2024 with 3.28M+ visitors
•Noor Riyadh 2022 with 2.8M+ visitors
•The Province of Mecca "Mount Taif" KSA with 500K+ visitors
ETERNAL Art Space Immersive Art Exhibitions aims to connect people and spaces through new cutting edge technologies with aesthetic values and expressions, utilizing cultural innovation and creativity:
•Panasonic Center, Ariake, Tokyo 2022
•Tokyo International Airport (HND) 2021
•Collaborations with Immersive Museum Tokyo 2022, 2023
•Ryosokuin Multiverse Exhibition 2022
•Humanity and the Modern System, Tokyo 2024
Other collaborations in Japan include: ALTERNATIVE Kyoto, Night Walk Kyoto (executed in a UNESCO protected Temple) and JAX Arts Festival first edition, immersive opening showcase. On June 27, 2025, ETERNAL Art Space will present an audiovisual showcase at the Expo Hall in the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
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