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evala: Emerging Site / Disappearing Sight

December 14, 2024–March 9, 2025

Outline

In contrast to “visual arts,” which is a visual-centered art expression, there is “sound art,” which is an auditory-centered expression. In sound art, various sounds such as recordings of natural environmental sounds that are not musical tone (sounds played by musical instruments) are used. And it is distinguished from the similar auditory artistic expression called “music” by its features, such as having “listening” itself as its theme. It has an aspect that presents a perceptual world that expands by listening. Therefore, it may be said that sound art is an expression that presents another way of seeing, against the world of art which puts too much emphasis on sight.

Since the 2000s, evala, a sound artist and musician active in a wide range of areas, has not only created works alone but also has done many collaborations. Since 2017, evala has been working on a project to create a new auditory experience called “See by Your Ears” in Japan and abroad. Although these works are composed of almost all sound, they arouse the visual imagination of the audience. The project has gained high acclaim literally as things “seen with ears” through its unique “Spatial Composition” using a sound system that does not rely on existing formats.

“Otocyon megalotis” was created and released in 2013 at the anechoic room in ICC as a collaborative work between evala and the global sound artist SUZUKI Akio. It became a work characterized as an origin that determined the direction of evala’s work, which later became “See by Your Ears.”

The exhibition “evala: Emerging Site / Disappearing Sight” will be held at ICC, the place that prompted the creation of the important work in the artist’s history. This exhibition is a culmination of the artist’s career to this point and includes new works of the “See by Your Ears” series created for this exhibition. In a sophisticatedly constructed sound space, the audience will have a new sensory experience where hearing and seeing melt together, by experiencing the “Otocyon megalotis” and works that have developed out of it and released in many countries, as well as a number of new works including the large installation that uses the whole space of the largest exhibition room in ICC.



Date: December 14, 2024–March 9, 2025
Venue: NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] Gallery A, B
Hours: 11:00am–6:00pm (Admission until 30 minutes before closing)

* On February 22, 23, 24, March 1, 2, 8 and 9, 2025
Hours: 11:00am-8:00pm (Admission until 30 minutes before closing)

Closed: Mondays (If Monday is a holiday, then Tuesday), The year-end and New Year Holidays (December 28 to January 3), Maintenance day (February 9)
Admission Fee: Adults 1,000 (900) Yen, University students 800 (700) Yen, Admission free for High school students and younger.
ICC Annual Passport: 1,500 Yen

Online reservation is available from 7days before the visit day.
The day tickets are available at ICC reception.

Online reservation
external link.

* Rates shown in parentheses are for groups of more than 14 persons.
* Admission free: Disabled persons (proof-required) and their attendants / Persons 65 years and older / High school students and younger.
* Reservation is recommended.


Organizers: NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation), SbYE Inc.
Supported by Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
Sponsored by SOWA DELIGHT Co., Ltd.
Cooperation: Sony Group Corporation
Equipment Cooperation: Yamaha Music Japan Co., Ltd., SHIZUKA Inc., Synthax Japan Inc., ACOUSTIC FIELD INC., SPACE CREATORS ALLIANCE Inc. ACOUSTIC REINFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY Co., SHOUT-inc.
Material Cooperation: Techno Foam Japan Co., Ltd., atosaki sound, NIHON KASEN CO., LTD.


Technical direction: ITO Yuya (arsaffix)
Technical staff: NAMIKAWA Kosaku, KANECHIKU Hiroshi, GOTO Haruhiko, UEDA Shimpei (Scientific Tsukuba), NUMAZAWA Naruki (Scientific Tsukuba), IMANAKA Kazuhiro (Scientific Tsukuba)
Construction and display: TOKYO STUDIO CO., LTD.
Graphic design: TANAKA Ryoji (Semitransparent Design)

Producer: NAGAMURA Yoshino (SbYE)

Curator: HATANAKA Minoru (ICC), YUBISUI Yasuko (ICC)
Curatorial team: KASHIMADA Tomoya (ICC), AKASAKA Emiko (ICC), MIYAWAKI Aira (ICC)

Works

Visitors experience “Our Muse” or “Otocyon megalotis” one at a time for every single session. Please make an online reservation for the session.


Theater Screening

‘evala: Video collection of past works’

The list of contents (PDF)

The timetable is available on our Theater Schedule page.

Artist

Related Information

ICC Annual Passport


Price: 1,500 Yen
Period of Validity: From the day of purchase to March 31, 2025

Discount Information

Discount with the exhibition held at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
If you show ticket stub of the following exhibition that will be held in the same period at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery at 3F Tokyo Opera City, we offer discount to admission fee. Also, you can be admitted at discount if you show ticket stub of the exhibition “evala: Emerging Site / Disappearing Sight.”

“Grutto Pass”
https://www.rekibun.or.jp/en/grutto/

Discount with “MuPon”
https://www.tokyoartbeat.com/en/aboutApp

Discount with “PIA” app * in Japanese
https://lp.p.pia.jp/about/

ICC Discount Coupon
Please print out and bring it with you or present the terminal screen at the reception desk. It is possible to enter the exhibition at a discounted fee.
|→ discount coupon | (PDF)


* Please visit the ICC website for up-to-date information.

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