METHOD NO. 40 NOV 1, 2004
Email-Bulletin "METHOD" is a free monthly, being published
by the three Methodicists in Japan, Nakazawa Hideki
(artist), Matsui Shigeru (poet), Miwa Masahiro (composer).
Manifestos of Methodicism: aloalo.co.jp/nakazawa/method/
Thank you all who came to "THE COMPUTING BODIES." The First
Solo Performance of The Method Machine will be held on
December 5.
>>>METHODICIST'S TEXT OF THIS MONTH:
After "THE COMPUTING BODIES"
Miwa Masahiro, composer
"The Method Machine" performed on the 16th and the
17th of last month at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall in the event/
exhibition called "dance today 12 / THE COMPUTING BODIES" as
a program of The 11th International Arts Festival in
Kanagawa Contemporary Arts series. You as a reader of
Bulletin "METHOD" may know, this was the first public
performance since call for members of "The Method Machine"
in last June. The 12 members of "The Method Machine" for
this event realized the works in the order of family names
of artists (in Japanese letter) namely Adachi Tomomi,
JOhnson Tom, NAkazawa Hideki, MAtsui Shigeru, MIwa Masahiro.
Without pursuing expression by human bodies itself
"The Method Machine" converted these works into visible
motion using human bodies as "a machine which interprets art
works" or "a machine which realizes ideas of artists."
Together with a painting "Money Amount" by Nakazawa
Hideki and an object of "Method Music No. 9 'Line
Exhaustion'" as "score" by Adachi Tomomi, computer
simulations of each works in the events (also in the same
order of performance) designed by "The Method Machine
Software Section" were exhibited in the entrance lobby.
These softwares demonstrate that the works are made with
systematic principles and that it is also possible to be
realized by computer. In spite of two day events with the
same program we could get big audience and good resonances.
After the events I confirmed the fact; as the
representations with our bodies in the world became
precisely, so the depth of meaninglessness, which is what
tautologies mean, appeared clearly. Individuality of each
members were more conspicuous and the each performer
appeared to be more solitary when the motions by "The Method
Machine" which were made possible through 4 month long
intensive training became perfect. I felt "brightness" and
"richness" of the human expression itself and absolute
"basislessness" behind them at the same time.
In this event "The Method Machine" took part as a
performance group but soon will be held finally its own
debut event at "SCAI THE BATHHOUSE" on the 5th of December.
You will see the new domain of art expression which "The
Method Machine" realizes with its human bodies.
cf. THE COMPUTING BODIES (only in Japanese)
www.kanagawa-kenminhall.com/dt1112/dt12
>>>METHODICIST'S WEB PIECE OF THIS MONTH:
The Same Two Frames No. 11 - 20
by Nakazawa Hideki, artist
http://aloalo.co.jp/nakazawa/method/work040f/
First, make a single long row of letters. Secondly, replace
each letter with a colored square and get a row of colored
squares. Thirdly, link to the row of colored squares from
each frame on the right and the left. That's all. When the
both frames are of the same width, their appearances are the
same. When of the different width, their appearances are
different. No matter how the appearances are, the contents
themselves are the same. The reason is that they have
originated from the same sigle row of letters.
cf. Please see also "The Same Two Frames No. 1 - 10"
appeared in "METHOD NO. 36." Please read also "One, Two,
Thousands" appeared in "METHOD NO. 37."
>>>METHODICIST'S GRAVURE OF THIS MONTH:
Realization of "Pure Poem" by The Method Machine
by Matsui Shigeru, poet
- Attached file's name: method40_matsui.jpg
From "The Computing Bodies." October 16, 2004.
Photo: Miyamoto Akira
>>>A LETTER FROM THE METHOD MACHINE OF THIS MONTH:
From Fukazawa Tomoharu, asst. representative
http://method-machine.com/
Our first performance titled, "THE COMPUTING BODIES" went
without a hitch. You can read about our performance in the
next issue of "Bijutsu Techo." Today, I would like to
comment on this performance as one of the performers.
This performance was organized and sponsored by Kanagawa
Arts Foundation, and supervised by Miwa Masahiro, so we, The
Method Machine, were involved in this performance as
performers only. Because of that, I felt there was a gap
between the people who had made works and those who realized
(performed). In a music world, a composer is often just a
work-maker and has his players (performers or realizers) to
realize his work, but in fine arts, that is a little
different. A work-maker and a performer who realizes an
artwork is often the same person. For example, in this
performance, Nakazawa Hideki, a fine art artist, had to
direct us in his work, "'Money Amount' Printer
Demonstration." However, Miwa Masahiro, a composer, seemed
to enjoy how we interpreted and presented his work,
"Matarisama," which could explain that he kept the distance
as a composer in this performance. Matsui Shigeru, a poet,
kept his personal stance as a poet and did not really give
us directions how to realize his poem. As I mentioned this
before, I would like to, once again, say that Miwa Masahiro
supervised the whole performance. From now on, it will be
important for us to think of how we want the relationship
between the work-makers and us and how much we should listen
to their opinions because we are not allowed to 'make'
works, but only to 'realize' works. Now, we are preparing
for our first self-organized performance event, "The First
Solo Performance of The Method Machine" at SCAI THE
BATHHOUSE on December 5 (sun). In this performance, I hope
that we can express our position that we should be as work-
realizers.
cf. Report and photos: method-machine.com/computing_bodies/
>>>METHODICISTS' WORD & INFO OF THIS MONTH:
Nakazawa Hideki, artist:
nakazawa@aloalo.co.jp
http://aloalo.co.jp/nakazawa/
- "Hideki Nakazawa's Starting Point: Exhibition of His
Acrylic Paintings in 1980s" at Gallery Cellar, Nagoya.
Nov 27 - Dec 18, 2004. gallerycellar.jp ...Sensualistic and
garish colored works before "Methodicism" and "Baka CG."
- Base Gallery's "OPENING EXHIBITION AT THE NEW GALLERY: ZAI
SHOKU KEN BI-ART&MONEY." Nov 1 - Dec 22. www.basegallery.com
... New work "389924 Yen Which Consists of 308620 Coins" is
made of the largest number of coins I have ever used.
- "Yatsuo Slow Art Show" in Toyama. Call for participants
in "Night School" and "Money Amount." www.cty8.com/slow-art
- I am writing a book "Contemporary Art History: Japan."
Matsui Shigeru, poet:
shigeru@td5.so-net.ne.jp
http://www008.upp.so-net.ne.jp/methodpoem/
- Solo exhibition "Poetic Prototype" at Pepper's Gallery,
Tokyo, from November 15 to 20, 2004. Two related events
will be held during the term. Details can be checked at the
following url. Pepper's Gallery: www.peppers-project.com/
Miwa Masahiro, composer:
mmiwa@iamas.ac.jp
http://www.iamas.ac.jp/~mmiwa/
- 11/19, 20 An old and important composition of mine titled
"Gesaenge des Ostens" ("Song of East," 1992) for two pianos
and a pianist will be performed at "Alte Feuerwache" Cologne
Germany. The piece was written for two player pianos and
needs also sound sampler, pitch analyzer and ATARI ST
computer etc. Twelve years after the premiere, I have a big
problem with these hardware. I own three ATARI computers
and two of them work no longer! I think the moment is the
last chance to try to run the original software (written in
C language) on other platforms (computer and OS). I am
working hard to do it now and hope I can show you the piece
successfully in Cologne! About the piece (also in English):
www.iamas.ac.jp/~mmiwa/CDtexts.html
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Bulletin METHOD NO. 40 English Version
Published on November 1, 2004
(C) Nakazawa Hideki, Matsui Shigeru, Miwa Masahiro, 2004
