my room / my sound
IEEIR
Artist Collective |JAPAN
OTHER PERSPECTIVE
DETAILS OF THE WORK
AWARDS 2022 GRAND Prize
I have tried to bring to life the memories from a certain time in my life so that others can experience them. Set in the apartment I lived in until a few months ago, I have recreated this space virtually and divided it up. Each space has sounds that correspond to my memories: some are sounds that I made, some are from the outside, and some I simply felt as if I must have heard them. I want everyone to share my experiences through the sounds that I heard.
We also made a song by restructuring those fragmented sounds. The song is made from sounds which seem to have no coherence, but by experiencing the piece within this space, the sounds finally take shape as a coherent whole.
In the current world where accurate, objective records hold power, what potential do vague personal memories have? This piece acts as a foundation for searching for answers to this question.
CREATOR PROFILE
IEEIR
Artist Collective |JAPAN
IEEIR is a collective comprised of artists of space, sound, images, and philosophy.
Project Creators:
Yusuke Takahashi
Digital Artist
Born in 1992
Cross-discipline artist and designer focused on 3D creation
Graduated from Keio SFC and Tokyo University of the Arts
https://www.yt92.tokyo/
Shoya Maruyama
Sound Artist
Born in 1994
Focused on the expression of sound in natural and societal elements, and proposed that listening to those various elements is "pluralist listening"
Graduate of Keio SFC
https://www.instagram.com/salex0829/
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The two GRAND PRIZE winner works, 『SEMI MEMORY』 and 『my room / my sound』 both take a perceptual experience approach, with the source being "memory." Coincidentally, I felt that this was similar to the common theme of MONDO GROSSO's latest album, "BIG WORLD," which is a musical journey continuing to search for the place of the heart in a world that has changed and is changing further. The work "FORGOTTEN [Vocal: ermhoi (Black Boboi / millennium parade)]," directed by VR artist "0b4k3", was particularly noteworthy. It was more conscious of the effects of the mind than the human body, and I felt a strange affinity between the two works.
ULTRA SO SESSION Prize Jury
Shinichi Osawa(MONDO GROSSO)
Musician / Composer / DJ / Producer
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This work is very private and tranquil. The viewers can enter the creator's mind space through VR peacefully.
ULTRA TOUR Prize Jury
Lu Yang
Artist
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There was something that intuitively drew me in. The link between sound and imagery is very important for dancers, which made me think about how I could collaborate with this work. I ultimately selected SEMI MEMORY, but I also liked how stylish and cool my room / my sound is.
ULTRA MEDIA Prize Jury
yurinasia
Dancer / Dance instructor / Choreographer
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The surreal and minimalistic imagery of an ordinary everyday scene is created in a very appealing visual space. I like this kind of expression.
ULTRA GRAPHIC Prize Jury
Issei Kitagawa
President of GRAPH / Designer / Artist
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Creating things in VR/XR is inseparable from handling three-dimensional object data. Therefore, the tools for creating works are also limited. Creation in this field is also a battle against the limitations of tools.
Although 『my room / my sound』 does not go beyond the limits of the tools visually, it is an outstanding spatial work in terms of being an integrated experience complemented by sound and visuals.ULTRA INNOVATION Prize Jury
Qanta Shimizu / Luca
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3D virtual images have been used in the real estate and construction industries for some time now, and in that sense, I think the theme is very relatable. In addition, the action of scrolling backward through different time periods in the "memory room" provided you with the experience of being able to visually feel the sensation of traveling back in time, similar to a mac time capsule. This work leads to (or makes us think about) the possibility of future standard means of expression, in that the visualization of memories accessed by scrolling backward may become a method of creating an album of memories in the near future.
ULTRA CULTURE Prize Jury
Daisuke Kobayashi
Producer / General Manager, Entertainment Business Department, PARCO Inc.
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I really enjoyed it and congratulations to both the winners.
ULTRA IDEA Prize Jury
Nick den Boer
Award-winning director / Animator / Digital artist
FEATURING WORKS
Fashion, music, film, graphic, illustration, etc.
A group of new cultural experience works created together with artists who can share the realistic feeling of the same era.