A Cross-Disciplinary Exploration of Experimental Arts.

With Vincent Laju X Yurika Saito, Sam Albatros, Growthrings, Mire aka Andreea Hriscu X Renée T. Coulombe, Days Like Television
Moderation: Tom Bresemann

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Yurika Saito X Vincent Laju

Improvisation and interactions between visual and sound forms, between organic and transformed materials, the point of imbalance between intention and hazard, to allow the unexpected to emerge.
Yurika Saito creates a performing installation using Japanese ink, stones, material from nature, Japanese paper and water. Vincent Laju plays Shakuhachi (raw bamboo instrument traditionally linked to the sounds of nature) but in an experimental minimalist way, as well as Cello.

Born and raised in Tokyo, Yurika Saito encountered mountain landscape painting in Canada during her travels, and has been working in Berlin with nature and art as the theme of her work.
Since moving to Berlin, she has held solo exhibitions including "BALANCE2022" "CYCLE2023" "Life is Short, Fall in Love 2024". In 2023, she participated in the Tokyo Biennale as a member of the team that researched and created works in Tokyo.
She pursues a wide range of possibilities in painting, embroidery, herb dyeing, and performance with the theme of connecting nature and humans, and in recent years she has been working with musicians on improvisational sound drawings that visualize the instantaneous nature of sound.

Improviser & composer, Vincent Laju studied and graduated in France on Double bass. Since 2020 he has collaborated with artists from all disciplines in Berlin where he resides, he plays also with large ensembles such as Berlin Improvisers Orchestra and Grand8 (Marseille). His graphic and sound work series « Zeilen » is regularly performed and exhibited in France and in Germany. He has performed in GMEM (National Center for Music Creation), for festivals and concerts in Europe and Asia.
Multi-medium musician, he works with Cello, Shakuhachi and Double bass, as well with electroacoustic and raw organic materials (wood, horsehair, bamboo, objects), particularly interested in the morphological aspect of sounds, such as patterns, lines, spaces, strokes and erasures.

https://www.vincentlaju.com/
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