Sayuujin Electric Omocha

Tohoku London project will be on Japanese TV!

2011-09-07T23:16:00.003+01:00

Tohoku London project http://www.tohokulondon.com/ which is collaboration design project between Northern Japan and London designers I organize will be on Japanese TV!

NHK BS1, 12 September (Mon) 11PM El Mundo

NHK is kind of BBC in Japan. This is national TV. So I am really excited to be on again!
(They put my iBum 2009 on different NHK TV programme.)

If you are in Japan, check it out-.

This is a link for the programme.

http://www.nhk.or.jp/elmundo/

FrankChickens gig at Barbican at 24th July 2011

2011-07-27T20:51:00.004+01:00

I helped FrankChickens gig at Barbican Centre on 23 July as a dancer (hahaha).
It was great gig and had fun a lot.

Thanks for everyone coming, Kazuko and Chickens guys!!!

The show received good review here.
http://ancienttofuture.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/aint-nobody-here-but-us-chickens/

Gig's video "We are ninja"

Set List

Rehearsal

Barbican

Backstage

Oshibe is on Creative Review Blog

2011-07-27T00:07:00.002+01:00

Oshibe is on Creative Review blog now!
It was via last exhibition, "The Space Between" article.

Other works on the exhibition are featured, too. It was delightful interactive design and art exhibition, so see them on the link below.

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2011/july/the-space-between-create-lcc

More photos at "The Space Between" exhibition at Canary Wharf

2011-07-19T21:51:00.002+01:00

I took more photos about my current group exhibition "The Space Between"
at Create house at Canary Wharf.

My work, Oshibe and Hands, on are at there.

iBum

The space Between at Canary Wharf

2011-07-15T15:10:00.002+01:00

Installation of iBum

I am showing my iBum and Oshibe at The Space between, it is a part of Create the right side of Lodon http://createlondon.org/　

This show is collaboration exhibition of LCCのInteractive and Moving Image and Nexus Productions.

I am alumni of this course, so I could get a space on the exhibition.
Mainly this year's graduated students are showing there, but some alumni including me showed there, too.

The exhibition itself is on going till 23rd July. 12-8pm.

Address:
Create House, 2-4 Heron Quays, E14 4JB, Tower Hamlets (3 minute walk from Canary Wharf tube)

http://createlondon.org/events/the-space-between.html　

Strawberries!! It's part of installation

After party

Art Mosh Munich 2011 Febuary

2011-07-12T12:39:00.003+01:00

I forgot to post the article for a while,,, sorry..
I had a great exhibition at Munich last February. It was Art Mosh Munich sponsored by Nixon.
I showed my iBum at Art Mosh London, too. London one went really well, so I was called by Art Mosh again.
The space was huge and lovely. And my iBum was exhibited amazing booth! wow!
It was second time to exhibit iBum at Germany, and they liked the scanner chair again. That's great.

I appreciated Paddy Barstow at Art Mosh, other Art Mosh people and other artist there!

Art mosh website
http://www.artmosh.com/

I went to famous BMW museum there. Zaha's building was dynamic. And exhibition space was just amazing, expensive high spec museum space.

New exhibition at Canary Wharf, PV 14th July

2011-07-12T11:32:00.002+01:00

I have new exhibition at Canary Wharf.
The exhibition itself start from this week for a month, but I will specially show my work just on private view on 14th July from 6:30- 11PM.
It is joint exhibition of LCC BA GMD Interactive and moving image pathway and Nexus productions. So mainly interactive students work there, and several alumni's works including me, RCA graduates, too. I will show my Oshibe and iBum.
Well, the space is big (it is a whole ex-office building), so it would be fun.
If you are living close to here, please come to see my work-!

The Space Between

Address:

Create house
2-4 Heron Quays
Tower Hamlets
London E14 4JP

Give-a-Smile Toys project in Japan

2011-07-10T19:56:00.007+01:00

I was in Japan for Give -a-Smile Toys project and Tohoku London project in June.

Give-a-Smile toys project went really well. This is a project which is soft toy kit project with other 5 British and Japanese Designers, Alix Timney, Lianne Mellor, Daisuke Hiraiwa, Tomomi Sayuda and Rachael O'neill. This project's concept is giving an opportunity to make something to the Tsunami Suffered children in Northern Japan. So five designers designed soft toys kits and I went to Japan represent and PR the kits. If one kit is sold, another one is sent to Tsunami suffered children. The project is organized by BEDG which is British NPO which gives opportunities for young designers. And I often am helped by them.
I am one of the designers of the "Give-a-Smile Toys Project."
I had an exhibition at Tokyo big sight on "Interior Lifestyle Tokyo"exhibition.
The exhibition went welll and the project was on Asahi shimbun and Jiji tsushin.
And many buyers showed interest to it.
I really appreciated Karin-Beate Phillips at BEDG who organized such a lovely project and opportunity, Kuriko Komatsu who coordinated the booth and Takumi Shimamura who helped stand arranges.

Asahi Shimbun article (4 June 2011, Tokyo area version)

Tokyo big sight

This is my work for Give-a-Smile Toys
This is Fukuwarai doll which is Japanese traditional character which has quote of "Happy go Lucky"

After the exhibition, I went to Tsunami Suffered area to have a workshop of Soft toys with children over there.
I went to Ishinomaki via Sendai on a bus. Then NPO JEN supported to pick me up and give us a car to Higashihama School.

These are links about jen and their blog about our GAST project

http://www.jen-npo.org/
http://jenhp.cocolog-nifty.com/emergency/cat22624968/index.html

Sendai-Ishinomaki delays, so it took 2:30 hours to get to. Also I needed to take another car from the center of Ishinomaki.
The bus was full of people, so some people can't be on the bus.
At Ishinomaki, there are a lot of volunteer's cars from Tokyo, Aomori, Kobe,,,.

At Higashihama school, I had a soft toy making workshop.

With Children

With Head teacher, Mr Tsunoda

Racheal O'neill's Glovy Lovys

I went there to give the toy kits and do a workshop there.
The work shop is making toys with needles and scissors. The toys are sent by UK.
This was small school with just 24 children. 7-12years students there.
Many children haven't used to use needles, but other teachers helped us.
Children are really enjoying, honest and well concentrated. Some children wanted to customize it by themselves.

But still sensitive about tsunami issues, so the head teacher, Tsunoda-san mentioned about he is careering about the children's mental problems.

70% of the houses are collapsed around the area. Also this is far from city centre, so trashes aren't taken out. So the school worked as shelter of the area yet. Pepole are living as fisherman. So their ships are washed, too.

Mr. Tsunoda mentioned children become more happier rather than before, but still there are a lot of mental shocks. So his school is welcome to have happy workshops outside their area.
I thought if many schools are open for visitors like us, it would be better to make connection from non-suffered people and suffered people. .

This workshop was picked up on Jiji tsushin. Then shown on Yahoo news, goo news,,, and many places.
http://www.jiji.com/jc/d4?d=d4_topics&p=eqa200-jlp10983916

The day was just before 100 days after tsunami. So there are a lot of cars of self defense for doing the final search.
The area I went is still needed to have help. I took some photos of the area.

But people live there are so optimistic and didn't look back old days. And they are working hard.

And already fisherman started to work in the such a situation.

More information about this project is on 「Give-a-Smile Toys」.
And I appreciated NPO Jen http://www.jen-npo.org/, Mr.Tsunoda and teachers at Higashihama school, and my friend, Yoshie Miura who helped the workshop under such a difficult time.

Long time no see- I was at north Japan.

2011-06-30T17:00:00.003+01:00

I came back from Japan two days ago to London.
I was there for a month for an exhibition at Interior Lifestyle Tokyo and new project "Tohoku London". Tohoku London is a collaboration product project about London designers and north Japan's craftsmanship.
I visited tsunami suffered area in North and had a workshop for children.
I will explain more about it soon-!
I had been done tons of things at there!!!!

Well, still in east area, there are a lot of places where they still haven't cured by Tsunami disaster. It was quite shocking scenes around there...

iBum book vol.1/ Tomomi Sayuda

2010-11-15T23:44:00.003Z

Tent Digital on Tent London's exhibition was finished successfully.
I appreciated everyone who is coming to see my work.
Tent's exhibition was quite active and in the end, I got a lot of interests and offers, for instance new exhibition offers, press and networking.
A lot of people liked my Oshibe, iBum and origami shades. I will show my pictures at Tent later.

I had press requests from Korean and Taiwanese magazines, and many blog publishing offers.

The international magazine of space design 'BOB'(Korea)
www.bobmagazine.com
ARCH Luxury Magazine(Taiwan)

By the way, I haven't sorted out pictures which is taken so far properly. So I decided I publish a book on demand. I selected 100 bum pictures from Tent London (Sorry, I couldn't put all of pictures. In the end I got nealy 500 pictures for 4 days! I appreciated all of your interests.)
Every pictures are anonymous, and I selected enjoyable and fun pictures rather than sexual shots. Also I categorized similar pictures in order.
It's amazing to see our part of body and fashion with nice detail. It's a pictorial book about bum fashion.

I put several samples on this page. You can buy this book now on blurb website!
It's called "iBum book vol.1/ Tomomi Sayuda"
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1731119

I hope you can have a fun with this book.
I'm thinking to have series of the book in different location. It might be interesting to see the difference between different occasions.

Also I have two coming exhibitions.
25 November 2010 Art Mosh, London(iBum)
www.artmosh.com

February 2011 Kinetica Art Fair (Oshibe)
http://www.kinetica-artfair.com/

Thanks everyone,

Tomomi Sayuda

Buy "iBum book vol.1"on
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1731119

I will show my Oshibe at Tent Digital at Tent London!

2010-09-06T22:52:00.004+01:00

I won a free space at Tent digital in Tent London by a competition.

And, today I was confirmed to be shown there! That's great news.

Tent London is 23-26th September At Truman Brewery, London. (It is at Brick lane.)

I will show my Oshibe there. I haven't shown it in London, so I am so glad to get such a great opportunity to show! Everyone around me said Tent is good exhibition space, so I'm quite excited now. I should think about the space plan etc. now.

This is a link to Tent London.

I hope see you there-

http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/

Imperial war museum Duxford

2010-09-06T10:26:00.006+01:00

I went to Imperial war museum Duxford to see the battle of britain air show.

I saw a lot of WW air planes and red arrows, these are quite interesting.

I quite liked old air plane graphics. It was a good experience I could go into some airplane's inside. It is quite amazing how our technology is changed in 50 or 70 years... I saw a lot of old GPS system there, these are quite simple, but I guess skilled people can operate these media, but now everyone has GPS our phone,,,

I put more photos on my flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomomisayuda/with/4963383496/

New book iBum is on is out!!!

2010-09-05T00:57:00.007+01:00

My iBum is on a book now!

A book called "Never use pop up windows" by Anneloes van Gaalan

It is from Dutch art and design publisher, BIS publishers. (They are making cool books! Oh! so good-)

You can buy it on amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Never-Use-Pop-up-Windows-Ridiculous/dp/906369217X

It is my second time I am on a published book, but I couldn't receive a book iBum was on before. So I am pretty happy I could receive a printed book, and I could check they are selling on Amazon.

iBum is on 6 pages! wow! And this book is my favorite kind of small book! Other contents are quite interesting, and nice collection of digital designs. And it is not too expensive, ohhhh, great!

I appreciated Anneloes chosen iBum such a great book.

By the way, I will show my Oshibe at Tent Digital 23-26th Sep at Bricklane. (I am 80% sure.)

http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/

Looks like I won a free seat to show my work! wow! I will let you know once I found more detail.

Cheers-

Frankchickens gig at Stewart lee's live at Edinburgh Festival

2010-09-05T00:15:00.012+01:00

We took a photo with Franz Ferdinand's vocal, Alex.

I'm helping Frankchickens which is a japanese pop performance group organized by Kazuko Hohki. http://www.kazukohohki.com/ (I made the website for her.)

Frankchickens won fosters comedy award with some good surprising accidents.

http://entertainment.stv.tv/edinburgh-festivals/interviews/194976-stewart-lee-speaks-out-about-fosters-comedy-awards-cunning-stunt/

It appeared in BBC news, too. (Well, the article itself is quite objective, but it is good to be on. But it is true, we are not comedian;)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11128361

So, we were invited as a special secret guest of a British Comedian, Stewart Lee's live at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Surprisingly, there was another guest, too. It was Franz Ferdinand!!! (What? We haven't know till we arrived there.)
Venue- Edinburgh festival theatre

backstage was huge hall!!
Military tattoo guys
Performers were everywhere! If you wanna see everything, it might take 1 year?!

But it is true, there are tons of theatre performances. Amazing vive atmosphere!

at make up room. Proper room, right?
Fab stage! I heard nearly 2000 people can be there?
By accident, I met my friend, Morag there! It was completely by chance. I haven't seen her since I showed my work in ICFF New York. We were showing there together. Also she is living in Glasgow, so Edinburgh is not common place for us, but I met her, wow!!

It was two days short trip, but exciting trip with a lot of fun-- thanks Kazuko, and everyone- congratulations.

Robotic night at Tate Britain

2010-08-24T11:23:00.006+01:00

I was helping Tate Britain late night on 7th August which is run by Arctic Circle.

I was wearing golden robotic costume made by Paddy Steer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfFtWl_2kdA&feature=related

It was great fun- a lot of kids loved my robots.

Wallpaper customcover project

2010-08-24T10:57:00.005+01:00

http://www.vimeo.com/13391816

Wallpaper magazine custom cover project I was involved at kin design is on web!

I was at first interface design development, and editing the video I attached a link above.

Wallpaper magazine custom cover project is you can make your own cover via website, if you subscribe wallpaper August edition. Kin designed and developed the interface of making everyone's cover, and made a documentation video.

It was great project to be involved, and I was so happy my edited video is floating on wallpaper magazine website.

You can see other's cover gallery on wallpaper magazine website!

http://www.wallpaper.com/custom-covers/gallery#4c6abc6b2d48dns

I subscribed mine and designed it! This is my cover.

Interior Life Style Tokyo 2-4 June

2010-08-21T12:54:00.012+01:00

I showed my Oshibe at Interior life style Tokyo 2-4 June.
It was my first time to show my work in Tokyo, so I was so excited to show there!

I could make a lot of contacts and jounalist's attention at this show.

Good thing on this show was I could see what is going on Japanese product design industry.

It is quite tough time for them, but still there are a lot of potentials which can appeal to the world.

I really appreciated British European Design Group, UK Trade and Investment who helped my Tokyo and New York Exhibitions.

Exhibition at Tokyo Big sight

I saw a lot of old friends who I met in my Japanese University, London University, my high school at this fair.

Exhibitor's party
Takumi Shimamura won Elle deco award!

And, I had a small lecture at Musashino Art University, Ceramic course where I used to be.

It was my first lecture at University, and I was glad to be there, even though just a small (for 20 students) venue.

There was a new library at MAU!! The building was made by bookshelves!!!

It was just a week trip for this exhibition, but it was a great trip.

Oshibe was at ICFF NewYork 15-19 May

2010-08-21T12:30:00.009+01:00

I haven't logged in this blog for ages,,, but now I started to put more posts now!

I should report about my Oshibe's exhibition at ICFF New York first.
ICFF is one of the biggest Furniture fairs in the world, happened on 15-19th May.

Me and Oshibe! Oshibe is my new work! http://www.tomomisayuda.com/work/final/12/final.html
http://vimeo.com/12932737

I showed my work with Daisuke Hiraiwa. His new work is excellent! Named as "a cloudy day". Poetic,,!!

People in New York really loved my Oshibe-- A lot of people amazed this Oshibe.
Also, Sir Terence Conran liked this piece, too! Great!
These are Oshibe's media publishing list-

Web Magazines

Designer blog it(Itary)
http://www.designerblog.it/post/9045/oshibe-la-scultura-luminosa-interattiva-di-tomomi-sayuda 

Apartment therapy(USA) 
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/at-email/maxwells-emotio...nal-top-picks-icff-2010-117123?utm_source=Apartment+Therapy+Daily+Email&utm_campaign=395b3b6ae4-AT_Email_5_17_105_17_2010&utm_medium=email Contemporist (USA) http://www.contemporist.com/2010/05/16/oshibe-by-tomomi-sayuda/ 

Hometone (USA)
 http://www.hometone.org/tags/tomomi-sayuda/

Exclama magzine(Colombia)
www.revistaexclama.com

Habitus living (USA)
http://habitusliving.com/
Luxist (Japan)
http://jp.luxist.com/

Design applause
http://designapplause.com/2010/oshibe-by-tomomi-sayuda/9624/
Design 42 day(Italy)
http://www.design42day.com/2010/05/oshibe-by-tomomi-sayuda

MAGAZINES

Elle deco (South America), Binyan Ve'dior (Islael), Floor Coverings, Housewares and Lighting
Home Furnishings News(USA)

Also, I had a workshop for children at
Ecole Internationale de New York (a bilingual (French/English) school for children ages 3-11, in New York City)www.einy.org

Children loved my Oshibe, too-

I will upload past pictures from now on,,,,

Well, I should get to Cambridge for helping Frank chickens performance at Pink Festival now...

Kazuko Hohki's new web is updated!

2010-03-22T23:42:00.002Z

I designed and made Kazuko Hohki and Frankchickens's new website!!

it is on

www.kazukohohki.com

Check it out!!! Really modern, fun and Japanesey design---------

It will be listed on British Library Live Art Web Collection. ( Kazuko is a successful live artist, her work is amazing!)

LCF project at kin is updated on my web!!!!

2010-03-07T15:18:00.008Z

I updated my web! I put "LCF Masters" project and "Senses of Japan project".

Particularly, the LCF Masters project at kin design is great interactive work I involved-

Check it here--

http://www.tomomisayuda.com/index.html

At kin, we are making massive origami sculpture plus LED projection now-

I am designing the origami sets and making,,!! These are massive!!

Massive brain wash machine???

Massive building parts were moving last week,,, what is that??

Kings place,- Kings place---!

2010-03-02T08:56:00.004Z

I finished "Here, fishy fishy"project last Saturday on Arctic Circle's "the bubbly blue and green" music event at Kings place .

It was successful! A lot of people loved it! I just put an image now,,,(I have more images, but its on my video camera.)This is my fishing web cam projection on a wall.

I am doing origami design at kin design again!

But it is huge origami project for a exhibition design for Helen Story at Kings Place.

By accident, I have two projects at Kings place http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/ in this two weeks.

That's amazing-.

We were

Massive origami! fold with my bottom!!

Senses of Japan (1) -Japanese food TV expression-

2010-02-27T11:42:00.001Z

I made new video!

Senses of Japan (1) -Japanese food TV expression-

Check it out!

And today is Kings place here,fishy, fishy around 6pm
http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/

Come to see it---

Kings place, LCF project, interactive performance

2010-02-14T10:20:00.009Z

I will play fishing at Kings place on 27th Feb for Arctic Circle event, so I had a meeting last Friday.
It was amazing place and meeting went well-

LCF exhibition which I was helping at kin-design, successfully finished last Friday.
I helped designing touch screen graphics and building the installation.
The installation looks really attractive, and beautiful! I am so lucky to be involved such a good project.

I went to my friend's exhibition "Usefull Useless" at Bricklane.
The fashion work was done by Christina Tao. Interactive fashion with sounds and lights.
The performance at private view was interesting.

iPad???

I will update my website today--- Several new projects are needed to be on my web.

I set up my bum blog!!!

2010-02-04T17:40:00.003Z

I was showing i-Bum at IMM Cologne(International furniture fair), Germany for 6days from 19-24 January.
It was quite good opportunity to show. I got attentions from publishers and TV crews. And a lot of German audiences loved it. I took nearly 350 bum pictures during the fair.

Then, finally, I set up a bum picture blog. Yesterday, I just put two days results in Germany.
So I will put more pictures little by little.

I hope you will enjoy the blog

http://1000sbums.blogspot.com/

Also, on 27th February, I will show new social interactive piece of work at Kings place at Kings Cross. The venue is lower ground floor of guardian building.
The show is the part of the venue The Bubbly Blue and Green organized by Arctic Circle.
I often help Arctic Circle and they are curating amazing and artistic events. Check it out---
The brainstorming of the event is tomorrow,,,,

http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/music/weekly-themes/paper-cinema

And, tonight, there is a private view of LCF MA show in Mall Gallery at Trafalgar square which I helped graphic design and building for a interactive sculpture and touch screen at Kin-design.

The work looks really beautiful and I was so glad to be involved in such a great project.
I am editing this video now, so I will show it soon-.

Have a nice evening-

Massive Origami head!!

2009-12-18T14:48:00.008Z

I made massive origami head by a guardian paper.
Like the Simpsons character, someone said,,,?
Dancing dancing dancing
My origami attempts at kin's window.

An origami massive lamp shade includes Christmas LED lights.

Merry Christmas, everyone-- I will be Bangkok from tomorrow~!

Christmas cards for kin

2009-12-17T16:48:00.008Z

I was making origami and hand stamped christmas cards for kin.

Almost two weeks I was folding origamis and stamping individual cards which are nealy 75 sets.

In this card, 12 origamis, a battery and a LED light bulb.

You can make a lamp shade following with www.kin-design/12folds

(My hands are staring in this video!!)

I sent several of them to my friends, too.

The cards are printed by stamps individually by me. All patterns are different!!

The same shape with origami stamps are pressed abstractly.

I made an massive origami shade to the studio, too.

Also, I made an origami christmas tree.

Have a good christmas!! I will be at Thailand for two weeks from next saturday--

Unit Origami

2009-11-08T22:12:00.005Z

I played Unit Origami this weekend! I used to play it when I was kid--

Fold many the same shape of Origami, and make a big piece of box.

I really want to challenge more complicated shapes!!!

I heard my flat mate made 1000 Origami cranes one day with just two other girls!! That's crazy!!

Kazuko Hohki/Scratch performance stills at Battersea Art Centre

2009-11-08T21:53:00.007Z

I was picking up stills of Kazuko Horki and Mervyn Millar's performance "REASONS FOR LIVING SCRATCH" which was performed on last May at Battersea Art Centre. Because they need to get photos for publishing.

I was shooting videos and editing it now. I helped performance as a performer, too. (Well,, even though it was really small appearance,,!)

The performance piece was amazing. People will experience the piece of performance to lying inside of a small tent. Then we can see the lights and sounds. We can not see any actors, so we can feel abstract lights and voices. The tent itself is dark, so audience can't expect what will happen next. The play's is short, but poetic, humour and warm. Kazuko's pieces are always amazing!!!!

Well,,, I'm still editing the video, so if I finish it, I will put on Web soon.

My new painting and drawing series

2009-11-08T14:49:00.009Z

When my brain become confusion, I often play drawing or painting.
I used to do painting a lot when I was teenager, so I missed paints a lot.
I love absstaction, but this time, I painted portraits.
These are portraits about someone I met in my past.

Ron Arad was on i-Bum! / Palm read by Bob and Roberta Smith

2009-10-17T22:17:00.005+01:00

Ron Arad was on i-Bum today!
He said his trousers are Yoji Yamamoto. I scanned his Yojinized bum.
He visited our Resonance FM booth.

Also, Japanese contemporary painter Tomoko Nagai sat on my bum chair, too.
She is showing at Tomio Koyama gallery at frieze.
Her paints are visually entertaining, and fun. I like her work.I got a palm read by Bob and Roberta Smith. He is doing palm read to show how much I am suitable as an artist to raise funds for Resonance. Bob is a lovely guy.
I had a result, too. My palm read was not too bad??

I was on NHK BS2 Digital Stadium-

2009-10-17T12:10:00.007+01:00

NHK Digital Stadium(Media art program run by National Japanese TV network) I was on was on air yesterday in Japan. Japanese celebrities was on the chair scan their bums.
Mainly i-Bum was focused, but at the same time, my other works, my interview was shown on NHK! Me and my work was on air more than 5 min.
I was chatting on twitter when it was on air real time at Frieze Art Fair, a lot of people enjoyed the show itself.

Repeat is on
NHK BS Hi 　19 Oct(Sun)25:00-25:39
NHK BS Hi(Maybe on BS2,,, I didn't remember),, 23Oct Fri 11:00-11:39

Also, it would be on NHK world in worldwide. Sky(UK) has NHK world, too.
The schedule hasn't decided, but it should be on NHK world sometime soon!

Grayson Perry was on i-Bum / Frieze Art Fair

2009-10-15T22:15:00.002+01:00

Frieze Art Fair started yesterday. I'm showing i-Bum and Life Tree @ Resonance FM booth.
Yesterday was Private View, so a lot of VIP people were coming to look around the show.
A lot of people tried to sit down on my chair, and I got a VIP bum!
Grayson Perry visited our Resonance booth, then he got a photo copy of his ass!

Actually, he was on the cover of today's gurdian's Frieze special magazine with the same outfit as he was sitting down on my chair.

I had positive responses from the night, so far so good.
I went to Frieze after party at Mayfair last night. That was quite posh and expensive night.

Frieze is still on until this Sunday! Come to see my work at Resonance FM booth, P12 on Frieze map-

The Sunday Times Culture Magagine, Creative Review September issue.

2009-10-10T12:05:00.007+01:00

i-Bum was mentioned a bit on The Sunday Times Culture Magagine on 4October, 2009.
I put the scanned copy.
Also I attached scanned Creative Review September issue articles.

a little appearance on The sunday times culture magazine.

Creative Review September issue, about graduates.
Top page of the graduate issue

Interview of my self, and explanation about i-Bum and Life Tree.
My quote is on the back cover!

i-Bum will be at Frieze Art Fair!

2009-10-10T12:01:00.004+01:00

i-Bum will be at Frieze Art Fair, on 15-19th October at Regent Park.
I will show my chair at Reasonance FM booth.

Come to see my work. I will be there most times!

Creative Review TV link

2009-10-08T19:30:00.003+01:00

I was interviewed by Creative Review TV! The video is about last exhibition party at Mother Ad Agency.

http://www.youtube.com/user/CreativeReviewTV#p/u/2/nNVnCTxZUO0

100%design, Designersblock photos

2009-10-08T10:09:00.005+01:00

I put Designersblock photos on 24-27 Sep with some nice bums-.

I might show i-Bum at Frieze Art Fair next week? Hopefully this opportunity will go well.

And I will be on LCC's college promotion video which will be produced by Kin design which I worked as an intern before by accident!

Paris

2009-10-06T10:03:00.002+01:00

I've been to Paris last weekend.
Paris is always poetic and girly city!
Great foods and cultures.

I show some pictures in Paris.

antique market

metro paintings

versalles

100% design, designers block is done!

2009-09-29T09:54:00.003+01:00

i-Bum on 100%design at designer's block is finally finished!
Nearly 300 people were scanned their bums!
I could promote my work to a lot of people.
I will create a blog which is focused on just bums,,,!!

Thank you for tring my pieces, and I am glad to see many smiles--!

i-Bum will be on Domus(Italy), onOffice magazine(UK) and the Sunday times.
Also nearly the day of broadcasting NHK Digital studium! 16th Oct 24:00-24:40

My interview and exhibiton party at Mother ad agancy video is on Creative Review website now.
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crtv/exhibitions/graduate-special

Now, I am sitting down on my chair, and doing freelance web work and contacting to several companies for next work.
Also, I will help an Music event at the Union Chapel on 23 Oct. I will run a creature workshop,,, that will be fun.

Thank you for everyone!

Party@Mother ad agency

2009-09-14T18:48:00.002+01:00

A party @ Mother ad agency held and went reall well!

Finally, my chair worked well and I could see a lot of people and my friends there.
Thank you for coming to my show-
A lot of people scanned, and printed thir ass. I need to thank to everyone.
Before the exhibition, I maintained the chair until 2:30am,,, that was hard,,
But, well, I could make it work well finally. That was brilliant. I figured out what was wrong on the chair.

I was interviewed by Creative Review HD cam, so my video interview will be on CR blog later on.

I took down everything yesterday. So my chair is now at home.(It is my first time I got the chair at my home. It used to be at Uni. )

And I found the timetable for my appearance on NHK(Japanese national TV)

NHK Digital Stadium

NHK BS2-17Oct,0:00-0:40,
BS-Hi 19Oct 1:00-1:40,
23Oct 11:00-11:40(Repeat)

It might be on SKY,NHK world in UK later.
I will inform that if I will find the schedule.

Please check it out if you are living in Japan.
And I will be on Japanese festival @ spitalfields this weekend,, I was practicing the dance yesterday, that was fun...

New exhibition at Morher London

2009-09-02T01:01:00.003+01:00

My new exhibition is at Mother Ad agency curated by Creative Review
I will show i-Bum and Life tree there.

Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London
(Just behind TEA building)

3-11 Sep (except weekend) 3-5 pm (Only the time for public,, because this space is one company's building.) Selection of work is so good and The space is really nice.

Come to see mine and other graduates work!

I am till sorting out my show now. I bought desks for display.
I need to continue to work tomorrow, too. I hope everything will come together nicely on 3 Sep-

Creative Review September issue

2009-08-30T11:13:00.004+01:00

Finally, Creative Review September issue is out!
My interview and photos are on!

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/august1/cr-september-issue

iBum will be on

FHM Germany (I think that will be on September issue),
Feld Hommes(German creative magazine),

Also, I will be on Japanese TV!

NHK『Digital Studium』(I'm not still sure when it will be on air.)
The program will be on NHK world (It is world wide satelite channel. We can see on Sky, too. In my sky box, it is channel 516.)

Still I am in busy situation! I need to get to Shoreditch today to sort out my Mother exhibition.
I hope my scanner is working well,,, please!!!

I started my Japanese blog.
http://ameblo.jp/tomomisayuda/

this is my japanese mob.

2009-07-29T01:34:00.001+01:00

i try to use mob update for twitter.its high tech! we dont have sms network,so i need to send new post via email addres on my mobile.

I'm in Tokyo.

2009-07-29T00:58:00.003+01:00

I'm in Tokyo now.

I've been to ICC (Interactive art gallery run by NTT.) at Opera city, Hatsudai, Tokyo.
The exhibition space and collection was quite good. It's like japanese ARS electronica center.
I was excited to get into a silent room which John Cage was inspired his 4'33. The room kill every sound, and it was difficult to make conversation with friends. My friend, Ari said it was like a canadian snow mountain where she used to live. Every sound was absorbed and the space itself stands out rather than people themselves.

Mainly, in this holiday, I am meeting many friends, relatives and old bosses as much as possible.
I'm going out everyday, and I am trying to talk to many people.
Fortunately, most of my friends are media and art people. I met artists, designers and media directors. It was great to see them, and I was showing my latest works. I am quite lucky to have such a good friends. As same as London, creative industry in Japan is tough. Many friends are still looking for jobs. (Even though most of my friends are graduated three or two years ago. Well, I guess it is their second job since their graduation.) Job and salary cuts in big companies are common nowadays. Still I feel Japanese products are strong. A lot of original ideas which I never seen out side of the world. (Well, I often visit many countries including other south asian countries.) So still I think Japan is unique. But the most dissapointed thing is people lose their passion. I didn't see a lot of motivated people. Many people become tired and less communicative. That's real shame. I think London people are more motivative and creative.
However, Japan is quite spritual country, I guess our traditonal spritual ideas are strong, and the idea should be used as a exportable product to the world. Also Japanese technologies are amazing!

iBum will be on next Creative Review

2009-07-24T17:14:00.002+01:00

Before my deperture of Japanese holiday, I was interviewed by Creative Review in their office.
I visited oxford circus with a big suits case. (Just before my airbus,) And I hope I didn't say stupid things too much; Well, well. See what happens!

The issue will be out in middle week of august within 6 graduated students who picked up by CR.
And I will have new exhibition at the Mother Ad agency's Lobby in London, 3-12 September which was organized by CR.
Also iBum will be on FHM Germany in autum, too. ( How cool, isn't it?!)

I appreciate everyone's attention to my work--!!

I arrived Japan safely!

2009-07-24T17:05:00.002+01:00

After 11 hours flight from London, finally I arrived Tokyo yesterday.
Tokyo is quite rainy, but it doesn't too hot rather than I expected.

Today was the day to sort out important official documents, but I am spending good time here!

iBum is on a Canadian online magazine!

2009-07-21T07:39:00.001+01:00

iBum is on a Canadian ecology online magazine, Green Muse!

http://www.greenmuze.com/green-your/space/1314-the-photocopier-chair-.html

Also, iBum was invited to be on several magazines, too.

I really appreciate about everyone's interest.
I will fly to Tokyo tomorrow, but I will be back to London in middle week of August.

iBum and Joyster pics in LCC degree show

2009-07-18T08:26:00.000+01:00

left) iBum on LCC summer graduation Exhibition - my friend chris is on my iBum
right) an audience is looking into iBum shuffle

left- my friend Tom is playing Joyster
right- Joyster is working with my card!

I put my pics I took in London College of Communication on 3 July 2009.
On You Tube's comments, someone doubt iBum is fake. So I need to defeat the rumor-
Well, as you can see, it is actual working piece in real life!
Particularly on the exhibition, iBum shuffle was working, too. I was displaying nearly 200 pictures randomly everyday on a screen beside a chair.

Also, a lot of audiences are interested in Joyster project, too.
People are happy to see different colour, size and rotate speed of flowers with their cards.

You can see my videos on

iBum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QxI2Ix-Njg (on You Tube)
http://www.vimeo.com/5645741 (on Vimeo)

Joyster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZwAFHigKi0&feature=related

Meeting for an interactive art exhibition on November

2009-07-18T08:04:00.000+01:00

I had a meeting with David, Christina and Chen at Central Saint Martins.
David is organiging new interactive exhibition which supposed to be happened in November as his final project.
It is a collaborative project with other students form different background with other asian students. It was the first meeting to see other students excluded David.

David is MA fashion management student in LCF from Beijing. Christina graduated CSM BA womens fashion from Hong Kong. Chen is MA stage design in CSM from Shanghai.

Then I might help some interaction part on this exhibiton.
The exhibition is based on Fashion with interaction. I haven't seen other artist's work, but Christina's her final garmets are quite playful and tactile. I liked them.

David's organizing is quite good. He is helpful and friendly. I know most of student works are done by last minutes, but his time scheduling is precise, and always sending infomation with other artists. I am quite happy to help his project. I hope I will not too busy on next November.

I graduated finally!

2009-07-17T10:56:00.000+01:00

Me on Hakama

Westminster central hall

With my dear tutor, Joel. He named "iBum"!!! He is an excellent tutor!!!

I attended my graduation ceremony of London College of Communication BA Graphic and Media design. It was held at Westminster central hall.

I was wearing Hakama which is Japanese formal dress. So It was heavy to walk around, but I had a good day.
The clothes are really popular in Japan for graduation ceremony, but it isn't in UK. So everyone was looking me,say wow! and taking pictures. It was great experience.
I was preparing to wear it since May, so I am glad to do it. Thanks my mum to send it to London.
My friend, Ricca helped me to wear the kimono from 8:30 am. It took half hour to put on. (It is difficult to wear by myself...)
She is a professional Kimono dresser based on London. So if you want to wear kimono properly,
I can introduce her. I really appreciated her help!! She is great!

The hall was great place, and I was really happy to see my classmates and tutors!
Many thanks, everyone!

By the way, my iBum's video is viewed by 24000 people!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QxI2Ix-Njg
I need to thank everyone again!

News page

2009-07-16T00:03:00.000+01:00

I changed news page on my web.

http://www.tomomisayuda.com/news.html

I have my graduation ceremony tomorrow! I should sleep now...

Antwacky by Hassan Mahrdy

2009-07-15T16:52:00.000+01:00

Hassan Mahrdy who did the desire lines project (It is on http://www.tomomisayuda.com/work/final/5/final.html) with me before, his new film is absolutely amazing work.

Sharp, fun and meaningful!!

Check his "Antwacky" video on the link below

http://www.vimeo.com/5271141

Desire lines in Peckham

2009-07-15T16:42:00.000+01:00

I put another interactive work on my web

http://www.tomomisayuda.com/work/final/5/final.html

The work is called DesireLines in Peckham.
I done it last year with Ayesha, Lucy, Chandra and Hassan last year.
It is an interactive animation which with work with audience's standing position.
You can enjoy 4 abstract animations within four foot print buttons.

It was my first physical interaction work, and we had positive feedback.
Check the video on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMGWMb2dzbI

Kings place photos

2009-07-15T15:07:00.000+01:00

I put some photos of kings place in Kings cross.
I visited there last week for getting ideas of new music event which I will help on February 2009.
The event is organized by Arctic circle which is London based experimental music organization.
I have already associated them twice in last two years. And this event's organizer, Ben Eshmade liked my "Here, fishy fishy" performance which I have done at the Union Chapel in last December.
Ben wants to get new human interactive fun stuff within new venue on next February.
We are still thinking about ideas, but it should be enjoyable thing. He wants to make the event something beyond a music event.
We were talking the idea to move projector by trolleys within the place by strange eskimos. Or do some face painting? Still we have many possibilities!

I am really appreciated to Ben for inviting me such a great opportunity.
The Kings Place is brand new, and lovely clean venue!

my iBum video was accessed by nearly 7000people!

2009-07-14T15:51:00.000+01:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QxI2Ix-Njg

I really appreciated to be accessed to my iBum video by a lot of people.
It is amazing for me, now it was viewed nearly 7000 people.
It was 30 views two weeks ago. I hope I can show the work more bigger places.

By the way, I am thinking to buy High definition video camera.
I used to use uni's HD cam, but I am no longer a student. So I need to buy one by myself.
Maybe I might buy Sony's XR500V. Looks like it is cheaper in Japan.
So I might buy it in Japan. But a problem is it is NTSC if I will buy it in Japan, mmm,, it might be problematic. But, if I will transfer every datas to my computer, then if I convert into PAL, that should be all right. Well, I need to think about it later on. But definately I need to buy good quality video cam. I have a SD cam, but it is horrible picture. I can't stand the quality at all...
So, I will think about it soon--!

I updated my client's website.

2009-07-12T10:13:00.000+01:00

I have uploaded a british comtemporary photographer, Moira Lovell's website.
www.moiralovell.com

I haven't changed the site since I designed last year, but she is doing really well for her art.
Check her photos and profie on the link-.

Her photographs are quite strong, and visually speaking! I like her photos.

I will upload, other clients, Ryoko Mutasono, Harvesta.asia and new Kazuko Hohki's site soon, too.

Interactive funny new project at Kings place on Feb

2009-07-11T12:35:00.000+01:00

I visited Kings Place in Kings Cross for new project.

I will help Arctic Circle event on next February as an interactive artist.
Arctic Circle is an experimental music label.
I helped them twice as the Peskimos directed by Kazuko Hohki at the Union Chapel in Islington.

Kings place was really modern and brandnew place.
I am excited to be involved the project!
Still we are brainstorming the ideas. I will put details of the project when everything become together.

Thanks for coming to my final year show!

2009-07-08T13:48:00.000+01:00

I am really sorry I haven't updated my blog for ages.
But finally, my final year show, BA graphic and media design @London College communication was finished.
I really appliciated a lot of people are coming to see my work!
Because of maintainance reason, I need to be at Gallery every day. But it was good effect for me to get opportunity how people will react to my work.
I could get a lot of positive feedbacks for iBum and Joyster projects.

And, iBum is on Creative Review Blog now!
http://creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/july1/lcc-51-show

I hope I can show my work in big spaces.

I started twitter, too.
My login name is tomomisayuda
If you are interested in, follow me--

I will kick off new web cliant project tomorrow!
And I will update more often from now on--!!

Cheers,

Tomomi

Human Fishing

2008-12-01T18:33:00.000Z

I started to fish people!

I tested it at my uni's library and another location.
I filmed every process to catch the people. Also I used several materials to make attention to people.
It was interesting to see some reaction by different materials. Particularly 20 pounds note works well.

And today, I went to Union chapel in Islington to check the space for a performance which I help. I will do this human fishing on the day. Union Chapel's archtectual layout was perfect to play the human fishing. Performer can hang the fishing rod from second floor. Also the second floor is empty on the performance day. I am excided to show my piece!

the icicle orchestra

2008-11-27T10:23:00.000Z

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2008/nov/25/norway-ice-music-terje-isungset

That is amazing!
Music made by ice.

I am helping a performance of Kazuko Hohki, who is London based Japanese performance art director, about eskimos. And I got a oppotunities to make some interaction with audience.
So, I am collecting infomation of reference. One of eskimo members sent me the link.

My project proposal

2008-10-14T11:22:00.000+01:00

I wrote a proper statement for my project.

Project title:
An example of our life –life is a full of fluctuation- (sound tree)

My original idea for this project was from my strange and unusual experience on the 12th anniversary of my father’s death on 8 July 2008. On the day before the anniversary, I was told by some strange power that I should make a tree or something which I celebrate the day. It was totally unexpected experience I have never done before. In fact, I have never believed spiritual and sci-fi power. However I felt something strong feeling on the day. So I started to make a big tree sculpture. I can describe it was my body’s automatically movement like some gods are leading everything for me. On 7th July, the day before my father’s memorial day, it was Japanese celebration day called “Tanabata” which is celebration for Stars. On this “Tanabata” day, people hang ornaments of piece of papers, which are written their wishes in their hand, on bamboo trees. So I made “Tanabata” style trees with full of wish card ornaments.
According to this personal experience, I become to recognize tree as a life. In Japanese myth, trees are recognized as a symbol of life. Particularly, in a big old tree, people thought it as origin of every life. Ancient Japanese people believed animistic gods in trees. Therefore I started to think about a representation of human being’s life in a tree sculpture.
On my tree, I will put six bird nests and six eggs. These nests and eggs become music instruments parts. These elements show experiences and incidents, which will happen during our life. Sometimes our things become well and bad. Eggs are representation of our events in our everyday life. Eggs have two colour sides on its top and bottom, on top its side is white, bottom side is black. If one of the eggs is on a nest, egg will get sounds. In addition sounds will be decided by eggs position, black or white. If black side is touched onto the nest, sound will be dark. But if it is white, the sound will be clear and happy. Each nests show different sounds. Eggs are often referring as life. That’s why I choose eggs as my representation. By possession and numbers, the tree will provide different sounds like a life.

Hurrah! I got hall effect sensors!

2008-10-14T10:44:00.000+01:00

Finally I got 6 hall effect sensors at

http://www.libelium.com

My sensors are MLX90217 by melexis. I paid nearly 10 pounds each for the sensors
including shipping.

So I started to test my sensor with recommended circuit.




I used resisters 540k, 1W and a 10k potensiometer.
Then,I got a result.



First, the value was unstable without resisters, however after adding resisters, the sensor's value
start to show correspondance with magnet's north and south sides.
If I will show north, display show some value. And if it is south side, the value was zero.
So basically the sensor work well.

However, one dissapointment was that I can't get any between values which will suggest the strength of
magnetic value. Basically the sensor can deliver value of 0 or 1.
So I need to think about to show my exsistance of egg. Because I don't want to get a sound all the time.

I got an idea to solve the problem. That is using a sensor and buttons on each nests.
If there is nothing, sensors and buttons will not detect any values. So arduino will not make sounds.
But if an egg on a nest, buttons will detect some value. So tree make sounds.
Also when buttons are on, sensors can detect value of 0 or 1. So depending on these values, trees
play different sounds.

Now, I got an idea and parts which I can work with, so now I need to write a patch on Arduino!

My tree's progress

2008-10-09T11:18:00.000+01:00

I made a nest and an egg for my sound tree project.
I used flax strings and tree sticks to build a nest. Eggs are made by tored news papers.
These are still prototypes, so I made these parts for major the size and test some materials.
I ordered melexis hall effect sensor on liberium online. Hopefully it will arrive within a week or two weeks time. Until the arrival of new sensor, I can't test technical progress, so I decided I will make sound with Yoshie who is sound artist. I will see Yoshie tomorrow, so hopefully, I can make at least tree variation of the sounds until the arrival of my new sensors.

So, I need to create,

-three sets of
6 positive sound and 6 negative sound (For egg's sounds.)

-find a simmilar material of the nest (I bought the strings in Japan, but I haven't seen this material in London,, Maybe I can get it in cheap shops,)

-Be familiar with audrino

-think about the posission of the nests. and build the tree interface properly

And I should make progress for my dissertation!

ARS electronica and my trip

2008-09-10T15:58:00.000+01:00

I was away for two weeks because of my trip to Italy, Germany and Austria.
During my trip, my main event was ARS electronica in Austria.

I stayed linz on 5th- 7th September for ARS, I really enjoyed to see and meet people and their works.

Interactive art works at cyber art section were particularly interesting. My favourite was moving scrupture of metopholical Vagina and Penice. Two transformed shapes are having interaction with someone's exsistance. Their movements are looks ramdom, but it seems like having interaction with people's distance.

This year's highlighted work, "Bleu Remix" was interesting, too. The performance piece is the first motionless dance piece in the world. The performance is played by one performer who drinked blue coloured liquid for entire his body. For an hour, the performer is placed in a human size glass box which is located in the center of the room. He is not moving at all, but little by little, his sweats appear on surface of his skin. The performance itself is quiet, and need to endure for it's last, however it was amazing time to see
Strain of the room was tight, everyone was concering performer's small box. From performer's skin, we can recognize how our bodies are moving. In other words, by blue coloured sweat, I could recoginized visualization of of excreta which we are thrown from our body every day. It would be said that presentation of internal human body's movements. I was really lucky to share the time to see historical morment for performance art. This piece will be recoginized like John Cage's 4'33'.

I saw a lot of works there, so I just can't tell everything.
I heard that this year's ARS was smaller than last year. So I hope I will be there in next year. Next year will be twice as bigger than this year, because Linz will become a cultural city.
I was inspired a lot of things by ARS. That was really worth to be there to see what happens in the interacrive art works. Not only Bleu Remix, but also I saw several experimental performance arts. So I hope if I can involve some work which can involve performing arts for one of my final year's work, that will be interesting.

By the way, I enjoyed rest of my trips in Germany and Italy and Salzburg.

This photo was taken at St. Wolfgang near Salzburg. Alps mountains were very beautiful, and nice breeze. I saw a lot of grannies from UK, even though not many tourists were not turned up at this time. I guess just they love traveling.

Come on! Hall effect sensor

2008-08-20T18:48:00.000+01:00

I am still figuring out my hall effect sensor.

I used my 10 ohm resistor between 5V and ground. However it become hotter again. Also, the sensor didn't work,too.
Now, I start to check interface Z's magnetic sensor again.

It has a capacitor for evening current, two potentiometers, three resistors and an IC tip.
After checking their values, I ordered on maplin and RS components.
I found that on audrino, I need to choose 0.25W resistor. It took long time to check values and codes, but little by little, I start to understand each part's functions and unit of credit.

Later on, my new parts will arrive. Then I will do some progress.

Today, I launched a test website for a photographer.

http://www.moiralovell.com/test/index.html

There were a lot of probrems of links and java scripts on flash. It took long time to fix. However finally I could build all of foundation. I haven't gotten reply from my cliant, so hopefully she would like it. Just I am waiting for her rest of site materials now.

Test of a hall effect sensor

2008-08-15T17:48:00.000+01:00

I start to test a hall effect sensor which I bought at RS.
Actually, the sensor become hot! I have no idea why but I think the current was too high.
It was dangerous I found. I shouldn't put a sensor directly to interface z.
So, I found that I need to get something I can adjust the current like an example below.

By my tutor, I can make this adjustment by myself. So I will try to make it.
But a beginner like me, it is difficult to find information from websites. First I start to look at the website which is providing technical information about sensors.
http://itp.nyu.edu/physcomp/sensors/
However, I had no idea what should I do. So, I started to learn ohm formula. (Well, I know it is too basic to start,, but for a while I haven't learnt math,,)
Anyway I really want to get back my math's knowledge when I put it onto my brain when I was child,.So even if it seems stupid, I think it is worth to do it again,

Improve my eyesite by myself??

2008-08-15T17:10:00.000+01:00

I have very bad eyesite since I was kid. That was because of my too much playing video games and reading comics(How bad child life style!!) like most of modern children in Japan. Well, basically I can't live without my glasses and contact lenses. In addition, my eyes tiredness become worse recently because I am sticking with computer. little by little, I became scare about my eyesites,,, But I found an information about self improvement of eyesites!
I got a japanese book called"imaging eye". The book said if I can improve my subconscious of using my eyes, my eyesites will improve. For me, the idea sounds innovative. Because traditional eyesite improvement will be done by schooling to eyesite improvement institutes or lazor operation. These two will take cost and be 100% sure at this morment. In contrast, the "imaging eye" will not take cost and I don't have to have a risk. In fact, I need to patient for every day training. But if I can do it little by little, everything will be fine.

The training is really symple, with naked eyes I need to train to look. If my eyes can see something better site, I should admire my eyes with shouting "Yes!". It sounds redicurous, but a lot of people achieved amazing result. At least, I need to continue the training for a month, so it takes time. But I think just I need to adjust the pattern.

Also, I got pinhole mask which will help my eyes resting. This is the mask I shown above. It is nice to rest my eyes. At the first time, It is difficult to adjust with this eye sites. However if you will continue to use it, you will feel comfortable. Particularly for PC jobs, this is an ideal tool.

I felt this training is simmilar to eastern meditation. To cure disease by spilit is one of my interesting subjects. Like reiki and phychic therapy, this is one of the spilitual cure. I am thinking that wheather I can bring these spilitual ideas to my base work??

Prototype of Tenori On and think about Japanese humor

2008-08-14T18:01:00.000+01:00

I was looking at Toshio Iwai's Tenori On's launch party's explanation.
I knew Tenori On, but I did not know about his prototype work. In fact I really like his prototype virsion "Music chess", too. It is a kind of improvisation music. Also, I could find a good profe- Tenori On's original idea is from music box, because I am writing my dissertation about the change from analogue to digital.

By the way, I was thinking that recently I could find several good overseas based Japanese musicians, for instance afrirampo and frank chickens. Their common feature is that they are showing japanese crude and tasteless aspects in interesting way. In other words, they are pulling out civil things to make entertainment. Their images are not stereotyped images, but something new japanese images for foreigners.
I just wondered if I can put these humor to my interactive work. I would like pick up something exciting and japanesy things.

Tenorion and last night's gig

2008-08-14T13:53:00.000+01:00

I found a post on youtube about the London based pop singer who is using TENORI ON.
Actually Tenori on is a good example of make sound visible project!

By the sway, yesterday I have been to a gig in Aldgate. The event called club integral.
I saw the great play of Japanese phyche band called acid mothers temple, and pikachu and makoto. Particulary, pikachu and makoto's play was amazing. Pikachu is having a band called afrirampo, and Makoto is from boredoms.
Pikachu's performance was excelent. Her performance was like a innocent child, strange lylics and enthusiastic drum! Just I can say amazing, fun and original!! I really love their lylics because they use Japanese silly words and strange mix of japanese and english.

I am really interested in improvisation music nowadays. I think it is one of the interesting feature of music session. I would like to try some musical session now!

I made a cover song of Korean-Japanese song

2008-08-13T17:26:00.000+01:00

I covered a 80s million seller Korean song which was fashion in Japan called "Pusan kou e kaere". (means "Return to Pusan harbout"). This is a song about wife who have not come back to the harbour. These songs are called "Enka" which are japanese ballad or songs. In most of the times, they are saying about broken heart of some lovers, split of fishermens and love for the local areas.

In fact, I haven't made a song ever, so for a while I wanted to make a song, In addition I really curious about music session. Yesterday, my friend, Kumiko Yabu who is a musician and sound engneer came to my flat. Then with her advices, I've recorded a song with Garageband.

My song's idea is that Enka song inspired by space men. I would like to link with the someone's local and traditional split with universe. It is a kind of experimental (music itself and for improving my skills,too ) music. Also I think I need to get more sophistication more??
Well , I need to say that there is no irony for enka song at all on my project. Just simply I would like to try a new remix of space and ground.

Media responses are spontaneous, and huge

2008-08-12T10:16:00.000+01:00

I got a car I designed!!

Well, to be honest, I haven't designed, but my illustrations are on surface on the car.
The car's illustration is for "Harvesta" who is a young japanese pop group. Now, I am designing their website.
http://www.harvesta.asia/
On this Harvesta's site, I drew several illustration by crayons.

Then, some fans of this group drew my illustration on a car!
So it was not planed, and official. But for me that was good surprise.

Accually I haven't met Harvesta and their staff, because they were my friend's friend. So I was keep in touch about building their website by just on line. Via on line, many times it is hard to observe real responses just on messengers and skype, because I can't see and touch everything, for instance facial expressions, atmosphere, smell and sizes. However, such this painted car give me great impact of acctual viewer's responce. Because it was unexpected response for harvesta and me. But the car was painted by local fans. My drawing was transfered into a big canvas.
I just felt a big power of the internet.

In fact, the relationship of consumer and media provider is quite interesting. By my past experiences, I have already involved several media industry for instance TV, movie, Web and publishing. When I was working TV company as an assistant of TV set art in Japan, it was interesting to see the feeling of creating something for mass. During working for TV program production, I knew I was involved to make something for huge numbers of people. However it is hard to understand the visual and real value of viewer from several papers on my desk. Acctual TV production was made in a small box in Tokyo, however viewers were everywhere in Japan. Their numbers are thousands or millions bigger than productions. The ratio is amazing. I sometimes felt these ratio when I saw my former TV office's works in London. I can not believe that Here is more than 9000km away from center of Tokyo. However their information is coming through cables and satelites.

Now is exsiting time of global communication in this way.
To be honest, I can not be too optimistic for globalization, but it gives us interesting response.

Office 2008 and Beijing Olympic

2008-08-08T11:15:00.000+01:00

I started to use 0ffice 2008 for mac, because after upgrading leopard office 2004 didn't work well.
Actually, I thought it was good to change to 2008. Basic function is simmilar, but the appearance become much better!! I really like the skin of my favorite word notepad. This word notepad is much better than word texts. The tags on the right side make move easier among several sections. It is useful to bring quotes for instance for essays and disatations.
I need to work for my disatations, so it is good to refresh my work tool now. I feel better than before to face my disatation;

After 2 hours, the olympic will starts. I am really looking forward to see it, since I have been to Beijing a year ago. I still remember about the people's energy and pollution in Beijing. So I am really curious about the current enviromental and political situations in Beijing and China.

CSS and Frank Chickens

2008-08-08T00:55:00.000+01:00

I was setting up CSS on my blogger space.
For a while, I haven't touched CSS, (Well, to be honest I was using dreamweaver CSS check box menu instead of typing on text editors.)
But I could achieve it easily rather than I expected. It is confusing in some parts. Because there are a lot of simmilar parts. But just I edited readymade CSS, for instance background colours and size of paddings. So it was all right.

Today, I was listening London based Japanese girls group Frank Chikens's 80s numbers.
Actually, I sometimes help their shows, for instance performing with them and shooting photos.
Yesterday, I visited the group's leader, Kazuko Hohki's house. So, just I bought their 80s album on iTunes store. I bought "the best of Frankchickens". I have known their songs (because Iwas on stages with them,,,,), but I haven't listen their albums for a while.
This album is briliant I should say! I can't believe I haven't listened their album ever. Just they got full of wits and humors. Also they are sampling a lot of japanese traditional sounds. Particularly, I really like their japanese sound samples. Because they are not beautiful sounds, but their sourses are more civil and unwashed figure. They really love something fun. Kazuko said that the origin of this group was singing karaoke with old traditional japanese songs, of course for joking,,,,!
Actually, I really love the creating process of Kazuko's show. Everytime, she invites new ideas during reharsals. These ideas are coming by accident everytime. When she grasps something funny, she put it immediately on the show. I like these flexible and open creative atmosphere.
I found that, these split is coming from her mother Yukiko.
Yukiko was an enegetic preacher of a japanese religion. And everytime She was cheerful, optimistic and optimistic. Just I could recognized that Kazuko inherited her creative gene.
You can see on the film,"The good wife in Tokyo" which is about Yukiko.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160328/

Also I put Frankchickens's 80's movie
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=cXZanbZ6PWs

I am quite lucky to share my time with these great artists!!

I started new blog, and about my project

2008-08-07T23:04:00.000+01:00

Hello all,

Finally, I moved my new blog from following former site,

http://tomomisayuda.blog.co.uk/

I tried to make a blog on my server with wordpress. However a lot of problem happens about access permition. So temporaly I ignore the process.

By the way, I think I need to explain my current summer project.

This is my collabolation interactive sound project with Yoshie who is japanese musician.

I am making a tree like interactive music instrument that it is based on the story in japanese traditional tree believe and other religion thoughts. Because trees often liken to a life. Also during a life a lot of things happens. Sometimes everything will go well and bad. I am iterested in study of religion. I can find that in many times different believes have simmilalities. The country where I am from -japan-, which is a atheistic country. So I think japanese people are afraid to talk about religions in general. However at the same time they are curious in some way. So I hope my project can represent abstract of the life and every religion, in other words people’s belief.

I will show every single daily story and lives as sounds. And I will make two variety of sounds. One is happy, second is sad. Sounds are having a different tunes, for instance major and minor codes.

Also I will put eggs and birdnests on the tree. Eggs are often on the religious mythes and folk stories. For instance in japan egg is symbolic of the new birth. So I will make two sides on each eggs. On a half side will can make a bright sounds, the other side has a dark sounds. I will establish ideally six to eight egg objects on my trees.

My tree sculpture is 50 cm high. I think materials are sticks and crays. For interactive parts, I use Max MSP with interface Z or arduino.

At this point, we launched our project from conceptual development to building acctual trees and interfaces. Now, I am testing sensors and patches with my technical tutor. Most of difficult part for this project is sensors on the eggs. Because eggs need to read two opposite sides.

Originally, I was thinking to use simple button interaction. However, it can’t recognize two parts of eggs.

So I tried second attempt. It was using registers to apply for changing current values. I was planning to put two different value resisters on two sides. Then computer read the difference of two resisters. By these difference, other sounds will play.

I checked it on arduino about different value by this code

********************************************************************************

// Reads an analog value and send it to the serial port (9600 bps) if
it is over a certain value

int analog_port = 1;
int analog_val = 0;

void setup(){
Serial.begin(9600);

delay(100);
}

void loop(){
analog_val=analogRead(analog_port);
Serial.println(analog_val);
delay(10);
}
*******************

*************************************************************

However my resisters ar

e two small value, so it doesn’t work well.

Finally, I started to use hall effect sensor which is a kind of magnetic sensor. I am ordering the sensor at this website now.

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4796878

I will report about my test when the sensor arrived!