AvanTokyo and ISSUE Project Room present Distant Pairs: Rashad Becker and FUJI||||||||||TA. Thu 22 Jul, 2021, 8pm (EST) and Sat 24 Jul, 2021, 8pm (JT).
Thursday, July 22nd, AvanTokyo and ISSUE Project Room present the debut collaboration of Berlin-based composer & musician Rashad Becker and Japanese sound artist Fuji||||||||||ta. The duo’s debut “not to be or not not to be,” will stream on AvanTokyo and ISSUE’s websites. In their words it is “a scrapbook of sensitivities in scarcity of acumen (a tiny cycle of 8 visual scores for supervised soliloquy).” The commissioned work, part of ISSUE’s Distant Pairs series, will also be presented to Japanese audiences on Saturday, July 24th 8pm Japan Standard Time (7am ET).
7月22日（木）AvanTokyoとISSUE Project Roomは、ベルリンを拠点とする作曲家・音楽家のRashad Beckerと日本のサウンドアーティストFuji||||||||||taの初のコラボレーション作品「not to be or not not to be」を、AvanTokyoとISSUEのサイトでストリーミング配信にて発表します。 彼らの言葉を借りれば、この作品は「独創性が欠けた中での感性のスクラップブック（見つめられた独り言のための8つのビジュアルスコアの小さなサイクル）」です。 ISSUEのDistant Pairsシリーズの一部であるこの委託作品は、日本時間7月24日（土）８pm（7am ET）から日本のオーディエンスに向けても発信予定です。
Although Rashad is mainly active as a solo artist, with recent releases such as the cycle Traditional Music Of Notional Species released across two volumes on PAN, and the multi-part work Based On A True Story, he has maintained a series of permanent collaborations alongside Eli Keszler, Moritz von Oswald, and as a member of the formation Moleglove. Other and more sporadic collaborators have been Okkyung Lee, Andre Vida, Ashley Paul, and Valerio Tricoli. Since 2006, Fuji||||||||||ta has a similarly expansive history of solo performances and collaborative works with musicians, such as ∈Ｙ∋ (Boredoms), Akio Suzuki, Keiji Haino, Koichi Makigami and more. In 2020, he released the albums “iki” [Hallow Ground] and “KŌMORI” [Boomkat Editions].
Rashadは主にソロパフォーマンスを行っており、最近ではPANから2巻にわたってリリースされた『Traditional Music Of Notional Species』や、複数のパートからなる『Based On A True Story』などを発表していますが、Eli Keszler、Moritz von Oswald とのパーマネントコラボレーションや、フォーメーション「Moleglove」のメンバーとしての活動も行っています。他にもOkkyung Lee、Andre Vida、Ashley Paul、Valerio Tricoliなどと散発的なコラボレーションを行っています。 2006年以降、Fuji||||||||||taも同様に、ソロパフォーマンスに加えて∈Y∋（ボアダムス）、Akio Suzuki、Keiji Haino、Koichi Makigamiなどのミュージシャンとのコラボレーション作品を発表しています。2020年には、アルバム”iki”[Hallow Ground]と”KŌMORI”[Boomkat Editions]をリリースしています。
During the Summer 2021, ISSUE is commissioning artists to produce collaborative work at a time when the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted their ability to travel and perform, and altered the nature of collective work and performance. Pairing artists in disparate locations who cannot work together in “traditional” ways, the Distant Pairs series examines the collaborative process, methods of working, and partnership amidst these constrained conditions.
2021年夏、ISSUEはCOVID-19のパンデミックにより移動やパフォーマンス自体の制約を受けるようになったミュージシャンたちに向けコラボレーションワークを依頼しこのDistant Pairsシリーズで従来の方法では行えない、新たな共同作業のプロセス、パートナーシップを検証しています。
not to be or not not to be a scrapbook of sensitivities in scarcity of acumen (a tiny cycle of 8 visual scores for supervised soliloquy)
everything is there is nothing that is not there is not nothing that is not not everything is anything because it is not nothing there is not anything that is not not nothing not anything is something because it is not not nothing anything is something because it is everything not anything is fine because something is not why is there not nothing instead of nothing not not communicating is an option not colloquy is not not monology not choice is an experience not unless erasure not to be or not not to be, that’s the question.
rashad becker composer and musician, berlin started not not being in 1970 started losing trust in 1983 started losing hope in 1989 started losing discipline in 1993 started losing hair in 2005 started losing perspective in 2020 some items still available
rashad becker 作曲家/ミュージシャン/ベルリン在住 1970年 not not being in スタート 1983年 losing trust スタート 1989年 losing hope スタート 1993年 losing discipline スタート 2005年 losing hair スタート 2020年 losing perspective スタート いくつかのアイテムはまだ入手可能です
FUJI||||||||||TA is a Sound Artist living in Japan. He creates his unique sound art and music which takes various natural phenomena that respond to his interest in wanting to hear unheard sounds and noises. In 2009 Fujita hand fabricated an original instrument, a Pipe Organ. It has only 11 pipes and no keyboard. Fujita made it with his own imagination, without any specialized knowledge. It was designed to create a landscape rather than function as a musical instrument. He got the idea from Japanese “gagaku.” The air pump (called “FUIGO”) which is kept moving with the left hand when playing, is based on an ancient blacksmith’s. There is only one instrument in the world, so there is no way to play at first. So he had to take the time to find it. The water element (with sound synthesized water tanks) has recently been added on his performance repertoire. The music consists of water sounds from multiple aquariums alongside his pipe organ, and his voice. He has presented his sound installation works in many contexts : the work “CELL”, which made audible the sounds of black soldier fly maggots buried in dirt, was exhibited in Sapporo International Art Festival 2017 and attracted a great deal of interest in Fujita’s artistic practice. A performance with an organ and 4 water tanks were performed in MODE (London) in 2019.
FUJI||||||||||TA 自作パイプオルガン、声、水（水槽）などを用いたソロ・パフォーマンスを主軸に、サウンド・インスタレーションや映画音楽、ダンス作品の音楽など多岐に活動する。聴いたことのない音を聴きたいという興味（欲求）に従って、あらゆる現象／メディア／状況を取り込みながら音楽を探求している。
∈Ｙ∋（ボアダムス）との共作舞台「メモリーム」(2015)や、山川冬樹との共作公演「カントリー・ジェントルメン」(2013)など多くのコラボレーション・ワークをはじめ、ソロでは東京都庭園美術館や瀬戸内国際芸術祭などを舞台としたDOMMUNEでのライブ・パフォーマンス、ソロ公演「NOISEEM」（複数台の水槽によるマルチチャンネル音響舞台作品）を2018年に初演、TPAM2019にて再演。その後、ロンドン（MODE 2019）にて上演をしている。
AvanTokyo looks beyond anime and idols, probing Japan’s ‘live houses’ and experimental venues, where creators push new forms of expression unreached by mainstream media. Offering Japanese artists performance and residency opportunities in New York, AvanTokyo facilitates cultural interactions between Japan and the United States.
AvanTokyoはアニメやアイドルに留まらず日本のライブハウスや実験的なベニューを探索し、クリエイターの主流メディアでは到達できない新しい表現をサポートしています。日本のアーティストにニューヨークでのパフォーマンスやレジデンスプログラムの機会を提供し、日米間の文化交流を促進しています。
Founded in 2003, ISSUE Project Room is a pioneering nonprofit performance center, presenting projects by interdisciplinary artists that expand the boundaries of artistic practice and stimulate critical dialogue in the broader community. ISSUE serves as a leading cultural incubator, facilitating the commission and premiere of innovative new works.
ISSUE Project Roomは、2003年に設立された非営利のパフォーマンスセンターで、幅広いコミュニティの中でカテゴリーを超えた学際的でイノベーティブな挑戦をするアーティスト達に委託作品の機会を提供する文化的インキュベーターとしての役割を果たしています。