datamatics [ver. 2.0]

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datamatics [ver.2.0] is the second audiovisual concert in Ikeda’s datamatics series‚ an art project that explores the potential to perceive the invisible multi–substance of data that permeates our world.

Using pure data as a source for sound and visuals, datamatics combines abstract and mimetic presentations of matter, time and space in a breathtakingly accomplished work. Projecting dynamic, computer-generated imagery – in pared down black and white with striking colour accents – Ikeda’s intense yet minimal graphic renderings of data progress through multiple dimensions. Ikeda creates a soundtrack that reflects the imagery through meticulous layering of sonic components, producing immense and apparently boundless acoustic spaces.

Recent reviews
"Through crafty, thoughtful manipulation of the raw binary data and noise that course unnoticed through modern life, Mr. Ikeda and his collaborators evoke a world profoundly moving in its intricacy and elegance."
Steve Smith, The New York Times (read full article)

"...images took on a life of their own, shooting by like glittering schools of fish. Volleys of white blobs flew across a dark screen; horizontal rows of machine language raced by; a single line grew multiple planes like bewitched graph paper."
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The Wall Street Journal (read full article)

Selected performances
International tour 2010 inc. FIAF, New York
International tour 2009 inc. Harvard University and Itaú Cultural
International tour 2008 inc. Centre Pompidou and Yamaguchi Center for Arts & Media

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Co-commissioned by AV Festival 06, ZeroOne San Jose & ISEA 2006. Co-produced by les Spectacles Vivants, Centre Pompidou and YCAM. Supported by Recombinant Media Labs. Produced by Forma.