Stillness2022 Original

Themed around the concept of Zen, the piece reveals glimpses of Zen world by minimal ”particle” landscape constructed from highly precise 3D scanned data and soundscape reconstructed from recorded sounds of inside and outside the Zen temple, which was achieved through in association with Vice Abbot Toryo Ito of Ryosokuin Zen Temple of Kyoto.A white themed visual, inspired from clouds, disintegrates a sense of distance.
A black themed visual disintegrates the presence of matter.
By oscillating between the two visuals, the piece creates an experience of inertia and liveliness.
The soundscape that fills up the space is a re-establishment of the recorded stereophonic sounds inside and outside of the Zen temple.
For instance, the representations of the complementary relationships between natural and electric sounds and the changes in the art composition of inertia and liveliness are expressed throughout the piece.The piece materializes the ideas of “The disintegration of a boundary between oneself and the outer world” and “Tension and Release” in the Zen philosophy from both visual and sound aspects, and sublimates them into a form that one can experience.Through the notions of Zen, the piece digitally showcases the “senses” described within the idea of “Tension and Release” that are only visible and audible in silence, and gives an insight into the self-immersive experience.