Eigenspace

Mari Kimura, and Tomoyuki Kato

Music Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2012
• Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

Abstract:

Program notes: Eigenspace (2011) is a collaborative project with Japan's leading visual artist in new media, Tomoyuki Kato (Movie Director), with Yoshito Onishi (Image Programing), and Chisako Hasegawa (Producer). As Japanese, we were deeply touched by the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, the worst manmade catastrophe in the history of the human kind, which is not contained today contaminating the globe. Eigenspace is about our love and prayer for the humankind and our planet, and for the next generation. The name is also taken from ``eigenvalue,'' a mathematical function used in analyzing the bowing movement, which interacts in real time with Mr. Kato's software. The musical expression is extracted by IRCAM's ``Augmented Violin'' and their newest motion sensor ``mini-MO'', custom-fit into a glove designed by Mark Salinas. Special thanks to the Real Time Musical Interactive Team at IRCAM. Eigenspace was commissioned by Harvestworks, and premiered at Roulette in Brooklyn, on October 9th, 2011. Composer(s) Credits: Tomoyuki Kato (Movie Director), with Yoshito Onishi (Image Programing), and Chisako Hasegawa (Producer) Instrumentalist(s) Credits: Mari Kimura (violin), Tomoyuki Kato (Interactive graphics) Artist(s) Biography: Mari Kimura: Violinist/composer Mari Kimura is widely admired as the inventor of ``Subharmonics'' and her works for interactive computer music. As a composer, Mari's commissions include the International Computer Music Association, Harvestworks, Music from Japan, and received grants including NYFA, Arts International, Meet The Composer, Japan Foundation, Argosy Foundation, and NYSCA. In 2010 Mari won the Guggenheim Fellowship in Composition, and invited as Composer-in-Residence at IRCAM in Paris. In October 2011, the Cassatt String Quartet premiered Mari's ``I-Quadrifoglo'', her string quartet with interactive computer at the Symphony Space in NYC, commissioned through Fromm Commission Award. Feature articles in the past year include: the New York Times (May 13th, written by Matthew Gurewitsch), and Scientific American (May 31st, written by Larry Greenemeier). Mari's CD, The World Below G and Beyond, features her Subharmonics works and interactive computer music. Mari teaches a course in Interactive Computer Performance at Juilliard. http://www.marikimura.com Tomoyuki Kato is a renowned Japanese visual artist/movie director who works in a wide range of high-tech projects including advertisements, commercials, museums exhibitions and theme-parks. Kato's work is known for the superb quality, high impact, originality and new technical methods. Recently, Kato has been active in creating corporate future vision, such as ``concept car,'' incorporating live action, computer graphics and animation on project bases; his recent exhibition includes 2010 Shanghai Expo. His highly acclaimed ``Grand Odyssey,'' created for 2005 Aichi Expo's Toshiba/Mitsui pavilion, is now displayed at Nagasaki's Huistenbosch theme-park. In 2010, Kato created ``Better Life from Japan,'' an exhibit for Otsuka Pharmaceutical company at Shanghai Expo, using a 360-degree display. Kato has received and nominated for numerous awards at international and national festivals, including Japan Ministry of Culture Media Arts Festival, Los Angels International Short Film Festival, Montreal International Film Festival and London International Advertising Festival. Concert Venue and Time: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, Tuesday May 22, 7:00pm

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @incollection{nime2012-music-KimuraKato2012,
 abstract = {Program notes:

\emph{Eigenspace} (2011) is a collaborative project with Japan's leading visual artist in new media, Tomoyuki Kato (Movie Director), with Yoshito Onishi (Image Programing), and Chisako Hasegawa (Producer).  As Japanese, we were deeply touched by the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, the worst manmade catastrophe in the history of the human kind, which is not contained today contaminating the globe.  Eigenspace is about our love and prayer for the humankind and our planet, and for the next generation. The name is also taken from ``eigenvalue,'' a mathematical function used in analyzing the bowing movement, which interacts in real time with Mr. Kato's software.  The musical expression is extracted by IRCAM's ``Augmented Violin'' and their newest motion sensor ``mini-MO'', custom-fit into a glove designed by Mark Salinas. Special thanks to the Real Time Musical Interactive Team at IRCAM. Eigenspace was commissioned by Harvestworks, and premiered at Roulette in Brooklyn, on October 9th, 2011.

Composer(s) Credits:

Tomoyuki Kato (Movie Director), with Yoshito Onishi (Image Programing), and Chisako Hasegawa (Producer)

Instrumentalist(s) Credits:

Mari Kimura (violin), Tomoyuki Kato (Interactive graphics)

Artist(s) Biography:

Mari Kimura: Violinist/composer \textbf{Mari Kimura} is widely admired as the inventor of ``Subharmonics'' and her works for interactive computer music. As a composer, Mari's commissions include the International Computer Music Association, Harvestworks, Music from Japan, and received grants including NYFA, Arts International, Meet The Composer, Japan Foundation, Argosy Foundation, and NYSCA. In 2010 Mari won the Guggenheim Fellowship in Composition, and invited as Composer-in-Residence at IRCAM in Paris.   In October 2011, the Cassatt String Quartet premiered Mari's \emph{``I-Quadrifoglo''}, her string quartet with interactive computer at the Symphony Space in NYC, commissioned through Fromm Commission Award.  Feature articles in the past year include: the New York Times (May 13th, written by Matthew Gurewitsch), and Scientific American (May 31st, written by Larry Greenemeier). Mari's CD, \emph{The World Below G and Beyond}, features her Subharmonics works and interactive computer music.  Mari teaches a course in Interactive Computer Performance at Juilliard.  http://www.marikimura.com


Tomoyuki Kato is a renowned Japanese visual artist/movie director who works in a wide range of high-tech projects including advertisements, commercials, museums exhibitions and theme-parks.  Kato's work is known for the superb quality, high impact, originality and new technical methods.  Recently, Kato has been active in creating corporate future vision, such as ``concept car,'' incorporating live action, computer graphics and animation on project bases; his recent exhibition includes 2010 Shanghai Expo.  His highly acclaimed ``Grand Odyssey,'' created for 2005 Aichi Expo's Toshiba/Mitsui pavilion, is now displayed at Nagasaki's Huistenbosch theme-park. In 2010, Kato created ``Better Life from Japan,'' an exhibit for Otsuka Pharmaceutical company at Shanghai Expo, using a 360-degree display.  Kato has received and nominated for numerous awards at international and national festivals, including Japan Ministry of Culture Media Arts Festival, Los Angels International Short Film Festival, Montreal International Film Festival and London International Advertising Festival.

Concert Venue and Time: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, Tuesday May 22, 7:00pm},
 address = {Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.},
 author = {Mari Kimura and Tomoyuki Kato},
 booktitle = {Music Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 day = {21-23},
 editor = {Georg Essl and Brent Gillespie and Michael Gurevich and Sile O'Modhrain},
 month = {May},
 publisher = {Electrical Engineering \& Computer Science and Performing Arts Technology, University of Michigan},
 title = {Eigenspace},
 year = {2012}
}