Ryoji Ikeda presents a show in two parts; first applying his signature musical aesthetic to acoustic instruments, before manipulating the data that permeates our world into an audio-visual spectacle.music for percussion sees Ikeda joins forces with Swiss collective Eklekto for a project that sets aside projections and electronic sounds to focus solely on four percussionists.<br>The performance subverts the audience’s expectations with the players manipulating their instruments in unconventional ways, to unpredictable effect. Devised in four parts – using handclaps, crotales, cymbals and one of the most iconic orchestral percussion instruments, the triangle – the piece focuses on the purity of sound, creating textures reminiscent of Electronic music.<br>datamatics [ver. 2.0] takes the seemingly mundane - data - and uses it as a source for breath-taking sounds and visuals. From sequences of patterns derived from hard drive errors, the imagery transforms into dramatic rotating views of the universe in 3D, opening up spectacular and seemingly infinite vistas. An accompanying hypnotic soundtrack mirrors the imagery, meshing bleeps, crescendos and bass into a kaleidoscopic soundscape.

Preview: Ryoji Ikeda – Test Pattern @ Old Selfridges Hotel, ICA (London, 28th September 2017)

Born 1966, Ryoji Ikeda is an artist working across both visual and sonic media, concerned with sound in its raw states, its visual configuration, mathematical aesthetics, and human perception. Presented by Thirty Three Thirty Three, Barbican Centre, Selfridges, and The Japan Foundation, Ikeda will perform his new audio-visual work Test…

Artists: Ryoji Ikeda