Takahiro Kawaguchi + Akiko Nakayama + Yuma Takeshita

ACT:

Takahiro Kawaguchi

Kawaguchi focuses on live performances and installations in which he configures the overall space by freely combining sound-making objects, various types of light and wind, and the objects that surround him; as well as on the presentation of sound sources and so on. His work in recent years includes Amorphous Spores (Takahiro Kawaguchi/Utah Kawasaki, CD, Erstwhile Records), Takahiro Kawaguchi (Takahiro Kawaguchi, CD, senufo editions), and "Net no Kanji" (installation, "Vacant Room" exhibition at SOBO).

Akiko Nakayama

Born in Japan, works in Tokyo

Akiko Nakayama Born in 1988, is a painter who depict a beauty of convey energy metamorphosis through several media such as installation, photos and performance. Combining the energy of movement and the vibrance of colors, Akiko Nakayama brings pictures to life.Called “Alive Painting”, Akiko depicts the resonance between shapes and textures by using different types of liquids, each with a unique characteristic. In recent years, She is energetically engaged giving her performance “Alive Painting” SOLO & Collaborations in various cities. ARS ELECTORONICA FES (2016) , TEDxHaneda (2015) , Takamatsu Media Art Festival (2015).

Yuma Takeshita

Born in Osaka in 1982,

Yuma Takeshita started playing experimental / improvised music around 2001.

After moving to Tokyo in 2011 he began constructing his own instruments by modifying an electronic-bass guitar with different sound modules and machines. 

Besides his solo-recordings he plays in different groups and released two full length albums as <<>> metsu (Teruyuki Oshima, Kayu Nakada, Yuma Takeshita, Yuji Ishihara) in 2015.

past events - Nuit Blanche Kyoto 2016, TPAM 2017 New Waves of Improv in Tokyo