Credits
Project Advisor : Mamoru Kano
Creative Director : Kaoru Kudo
Planner : Hiroki Sato
Art Director : Yusuke Mizuno
Designer : Sayaka Maruyama / Shinya Kikuchi / Hiroshi Ouchi / Yusuke Mizuno / Takuma Sasaki
Programmer : Atsushi Yoshimura / Hiroki Sato / Seiya Takasawa
Sound Designer : Tomohiro Nagasaki
Product Designer : FabLab Sendai Flat
BAKERU
An experiential video installation performance based on the motif of festivals and traditional events passed down from the history of the Tohoku region. This work allows one to personally experience the mysterious phenomenon of transforming into a non-human being. Building on WOW's interpretation, this work was visualized on the basis of four traditional event motifs: Namahage (ogre), Shishi-odori (deer dance), Kasedori (straw bird), and Saotome (young girl). As you face the screen, your silhouette begins to transform into each character, and the magnificent group performance begins to unfold through an animation projected on screen. It is a spectacle that allows you to enjoy and experience the mystic, eerie powers of transformation that will turn you into something new--something non-human. This is a performance that brings you in close contact with the traditional culture born from the spiritual atmosphere of the Tohoku region through a completely new type of expression, inspired by the desire to bequeath the value of such an experience onto future generations.
▶BAKERU official website
Credits
Project Advisor : Mamoru Kano
Creative Director : Kaoru Kudo
Planner : Hiroki Sato
Art Director : Yusuke Mizuno
Designer : Sayaka Maruyama / Shinya Kikuchi / Hiroshi Ouchi / Yusuke Mizuno / Takuma Sasaki
Programmer : Atsushi Yoshimura / Hiroki Sato / Seiya Takasawa
Sound Designer : Tomohiro Nagasaki
Product Designer : FabLab Sendai Flat
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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