Yusuke Yamatani: Doors

Tokyo based photographer Yusuke Yamatani (b. 1985, Niigata) presents an immersive drum-set performance “Doors” at fluc + fluc wanne on 14th September.

“Doors” is Yamatani’s first performance piece which produces photographs while him playing the drums. A camera device is newly invented for this performance, and it allows vibration sensors attached to the drums to react and release the shutter when he beats the drums. During the performance, a trance state will be induced in the player’s mind by playing the drums fiercely for a long time, and therefore, the performance produces his portraits where consciousness and unconsciousness meet. After presenting the performance for the first time in Kyoto in 2018, he has performed in several places and developed further to capture photographs of his audience as well. Those images will be printed out and fill up the venue during the performance. In the darkness, it is so intensive or even violent in a way that an infinite number of flashlights are emitted as shutters are released. The flashlights are akin to our eyes in this informational world where truths and lies are intertwined so that it is the approaches to hidden truths.

He has been touring the performance around Europe in September, including TIFF FESTIVAL (Wroclaw), +DEDE (Berlin), Umbo (Zurich), UNSEEN (Amsterdam), and New River Studios (London). Find more information on his website! http://www.yusukeyamatani.com

**Admission Free!
Performance starts at 8mp! Come on time