Credits
Visual Designers : Kaoru Kudo, Shinya Kikuchi, Yusuke Mizuno, Miki Ogata, Sayaka Maruyama
Music Composer : Tomohiro Nagasaki
Light Rain
When did I start to dislike rain, I wonder? Hit by a rain of light that showers down, I give my body up to satisfying, illusory water. As this activity continues, something appears faintly. It’s the forgotten murmur of my heart.
About the Work
The theme of this interactive installation is water. With Light Rain, the audience physically enters and experiences the film. Raindrops fall with a variety of rhythms, contacting the audience’s shadows and bursting with beautiful tones. This is a film for the senses to enjoy, not merely observe. Besides rain, water puddles are created and constellations appear within them. Not only can the audience 'swim' into this installation but the interactive elements, passing across the screen from edge to edge, invite you to chase and be chased. One of our primary aims in our creativity is to create a work that people of all ages can enjoy. With Light Rain, we could successfully chronicle these hopes.
About the Exhibition
Light Rain was initially created for SCAN(Sendai Contemporary Art Network). The first exhibition took place at the Miyagi Art Museum, and it was then invited to be exhibited at the Seoul Design Festival in Korea. For the effect to succeed, cameras capture outlines of the audience, and then Processing software allowed the visuals to react to those outlines in real time. Objects enter from the sides and move in great arcs across the wide screen. The audience can enjoy the feeling of running as they interact with these movements. The atmosphere was completed via the careful recreation of the sounds of falling rain, played through 6 speakers.
2009 Decode: Digital Design Sensations, Victoria and Albert Museum, UK
2009 Tent Digital, UK
2010 Decode: Digital Design Sensations, CAFA 美術館 , Beijing, Chaina
Credits
Visual Designers : Kaoru Kudo, Shinya Kikuchi, Yusuke Mizuno, Miki Ogata, Sayaka Maruyama
Music Composer : Tomohiro Nagasaki
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Biography
WOW is a visual Design Studio founded in 1997 based in Tokyo, Sendai, London and San Francisco.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2019
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Tokyo Light Odyssey｜JAPAN HOUSE London, UK
POPPO (YADORU, ROKURO, POPPO’s Forest)｜JAPAN HOUSE London, UK
BAKERU: Transforming Spirits｜JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, USA
- 2018
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WOW Visual Design Studio ー WOW animates the world｜Spiral, Japan
- 2017
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POPPO Exhibition｜Manabia Terrace, Japan
Beyond Cassini｜hpgrp GALLERY NEW YORK, USA
Hare to Ke Exhibition｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
- 2015
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UNITY of MOTION｜Hyundai Motorstudio Seoul, Korea
- 2013
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Factory and Fantasy｜21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan
- 2012
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Factory and Fantasy｜Sapporo Underground Space Station Road, Japan
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2019
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motion texture 02｜Art+Tech Summit at Christie’s: The A.I. Revolution, New York, USA
Emerge｜Reborn-Art-Festival, Japan
motion texture 02｜Roppongi Art Night, Japan
wind form_02, UNITY of MOTION｜BAY ART, China
YADORU｜Media Ambition Tokyo, Japan
- 2017
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floating anima_01｜Reborn-Art Festival, Japan
- 2016
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Tokyo Light Odyssey｜New Style New Artist, Intercommunication Center, Japan
- 2010
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Snow Drops｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
Factory and Fantasy｜Design Act 2010, Russia
Factory and Fantasy｜Kawasaki Dreaming Highway, Japan
Tengible｜MIGZ, Russia
Tengible｜VINCON Gallery, Spain
Light Rain｜Decode: Digital Design Sensations, CAFA Art Museum , Beijing, China
- 2009
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Factory and Fantasy｜Miyagi Art Museum, Japan
Lights and Shadows｜Tent Digital, UK
Light Rain｜Decode: Digital Design Sensations, Victoria and Alvert Museum, UK
- 2008
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Lights and Shadows｜Wonder Exhibition Milano Salone, Italy
- 2007
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Tengible｜DesignTide, Miyagi Art Museum, Japan
Tengible｜Tent London, UK
- 2006
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motion texture｜Miraikan, Japan
motion texture｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
PROJECTS
- 2019
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aikuchi｜Marc Newson at Gagosian West 21st Street, NY, USA
- 2016
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KOHTEI｜Shinshoji Zen Museum and Gardens, Japan
- 2014
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Ophelia has a Dream｜Media Ambition Tokyo, Japan