102nd metaPhorest Seminar
Friday, December 6th, 2024, 19:00-21:00
102nd metaPhorest Seminar by So Kanno & Tomoya Ishibashi
This event will be primarily in Japanese, but questions and comments in English are also welcome.
For the 102nd metaPhorest Seminar on December 6, metaPhorest member and Iwasaki Laboratory alumnus Tomoya Ishibashi will host So Kanno, artist and Specially Appointed Professor at Aichi Prefectural University.
Kanno has produced numerous works using electronics and computers to question the nature and reality of sound and images. In this seminar, he will focus particularly on his recent projects involving large numbers of robots, touching on themes of swarm intelligence and emergence.
Ishibashi will also introduce his own artistic practice, which is informed by a contemporary interest in rivers, as well as his ongoing project to build a custom microscope. Through the activities of both speakers, we hope to discuss the role of technology in artistic practice and the importance of technical discovery within the creative process.
Date and Time/Location
Friday, December 6th, 2024, 19:00-21:00
Waseda University Research Facility for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWIns), 3rd Floor, Seminar Room 3
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ONLINE
This seminar can also be held online. Zoom Link
So Kanno
Artist. Specially Appointed Professor at Aichi Prefectural University.
Born in 1984, Kanno has been based in Berlin since 2013. His work explores how technological evolution and transformation fundamentally alter the nature of things, seeking to offer new perspectives on these changes. In recent years, he has focused primarily on works involving large numbers of robots.
His major awards include the Excellence Award at the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival for Lasermice and an Honorary Mention in the Interactive Art+ category at Prix Ars Electronica 2024 for Kazokucchi (created with Akihiro Kato and Takemi Watanuki).
He graduated from the Department of Design Informatics at Musashino Art University and received an M.A. from the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS).
http://kanno.so
Tomoya Ishibashi
Artist.
Born in 1990, Ishibashi graduated from the Faculty of Advanced Science and Engineering at Waseda University in 2014, where he studied biology. From the perspective of contemporary science and technology, his practice investigates the properties, structures, and histories of entities situated at the boundary between nature and human intervention, including selectively bred organisms, artificial intelligence, and writing systems.
He has been a member of the Waseda University Life Aesthetics Platform, metaPhorest, since 2012. In 2023, he entered the doctoral program at IAMAS, where he is currently engaged in research and artistic practice related to biology and art.
His major awards include the Excellence Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival (2021) and selection for the 25th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art (2022).
https://www.shibashiishibashi.com/