An installation exhibition themed on ambient sound, visuals, and light.
AMBIENT × KYOTO ━━ Set in the globally renowned cultural city of Kyoto, "AMBIENT KYOTO" is a festival celebrating ambient music.
In its second iteration this year, the event will be hosted in a new venue, the Kyoto Shimbun Building B1 floor, featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto + Shiro Takatani. Additionally, continuing from last year, the historic 91-year-old building, Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank Kyu-Kosei Center, will welcome Cornelius, Buffalo Daughter, and Seiichi Yamamoto. Here, installations of sound, visuals, and light will unfold.
Co-creation of Ambient and Kyoto
The term "ambient" carries various interpretations. What surrounds us in our daily lives, the environment in which we exist, is "ambient", and one could say that ambient music becomes a part of the flowing landscape and culture. In a society that continually evolves, this definition will be shifting and diversifying in the modern age. This "ambient" sensibility is also linked to a new set of values, addressing how humanity should engage with the environment and the planet in the future.
Expanding Ambient Music: A New Auditory and Visual Experience
This exhibition is co-created with the culture, climate, and people of Kyoto, striving to broadcast this unique local celebration of ambient music to the world.
Within specialized exhibition rooms tailored to each piece, attendees will be enveloped in an auditory space meticulously designed by sound director ZAK. Enhanced by visual and lighting effects that expand the world of the artwork, the ambiance, air, and mood surrounding us will transform, promising a fresh auditory and visual experience of ambient music.
Outline of the event
Title
AMBIENT KYOTO 2023
Participating artists
[Exhibition] Ryuichi Sakamoto + Shiro Takatani, Cornelius, Buffalo Daughter, Seiichi Yamamoto
[Live] Terry Riley, Cornelius
[Reading] Mariko Asabuki
Venue
(1) Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank, former Kosei Center (Exhibition)
(2) Kyoto Shimbun Building, B1F (Exhibition)
(3) Higashi-Honganji Temple, Noh Stage (Live)
(4) Kyoto International Conference Center(Live)
Period
※The duration of the event has been extended.
October 6 (Friday) - December 31 (Sunday), 2023＊Closed on: November 12 (Sun), December 10 (Sun)
Terry Riley's live performance will be held on October 13 (Fri) and 14 (Sat).
Cornelius's live performance will be held on November 3 (Fri).
Hours
9:00-19:00 Admission until 30 minutes before closing
Exhibition Direction (Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank Kyu-Kosei Center) / Sound Direction
ZAK
Lighting Direction and Design
Masayoshi Takada (RYU inc.)
Sound Technician
Takeshi Azuma, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Satoshi Hama, Takeo Watanabe, Junichi Akagawa,
Miyu Hosoi, Toshikuni Hashimoto (T-SPEC)
Lighting Technician
Go Ueda (RYU inc.)
Construction Design
Wataru Doi (dot architects)
Exhibition Setup Coordinator
So Ozaki
Spatial Design Advisor (Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank Kyu-Kosei Center)
Shiro Takatani
Scent Design & Direction
Kan Izumi
Key Visual
Alex Somers
Art Direction
Seri Tanaka
Design
Ichiro Shukuya, Takuto Okamoto
Production Coordinator
Satomi Shimizu, Ai Aizawa
Operation Manager
Ken'ichi Itoi
Producer
Hiroki Takeshita (TOW), Shoe Nakamura (Traffic)
Executive Committee Director
Kayoko Isogaya, Hitomi Kawasaki
Project Manager
Hideya Seki (RYU inc.)
Organized by
AMBIENT KYOTO 2023 Executive Committee
(TOW／Kyoto Shimbun Co., Ltd. / Traffic / Kyoto Amplitude Co., Ltd.)
Planning and Production
TOW / Traffic
Cooperation
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan / α-STATION FM KYOTO / Kyoto METRO / SunM color co., ltd. / OGAWA COFFEE CO., LTD. / HAPPYMONDAY Co.,Ltd. / CCC ART LAB
Sponsorship
Kyoto Prefecture / Kyoto City / Kyoto City Tourism Association / FM COCOLO
Audio Equipment Support
Genelec Japan / Sennheiser Japan / SHIZUKA Inc. / MSI JAPAN OSAKA / Avid Technology, Inc. / Synthax Japan / Abendrot International LLC / Sonos Japan
Video Equipment Support
bricks & company / Magnux
Production Equipment Support
Panasonic Corporation
Support
Square
Public Relations
HOW INC.
Special Cooperation
Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank