ryoji ikeda’s largest european exhibition has been extended until september 18, 2021. held at london’s 180 studios, and presented by the vinyl factor and fact, in collaboration with audemars piguet contemporary, the show invites viewers to immerse themselves in ikeda’s dynamic digital universe which includes 12 artworks, some of which are being shown for the first time.

ryoji ikeda's show at the strand in london will give you a sense overload

 

 

throughout the exhibition, visitors are able to explore both sound and light. the world premiere of ikeda’s data-verse trilogy – a large-scale immersive project commissioned by audemars piguet contemporary in 2015. the installation features all three variations, shown for the first time together. data-verse 1 first premiered at la biennale de venezia in may 2019 (see more on designboom here), followed by data-verse 2 which was unveiled in tokyo midtown in october 2019. data-verse 3 premiered in london in a showing of the three chapters. the trilogy’s sublime medley of bright lights, visceral patterns charging at high frequencies, and constant yet calming acoustic will be positioned at the center of the exhibition and will allow viewers a moment of reflection on the vast data universe in which we live.

 

 

 

 

point of no return, another never-seen-before installation, features an intense audio-visualization that creates a virtual experience simulating that of entering a black hole. spectra III, first premiered at the 2019 venice biennale will take visitors through a tunnel of strobe lighting. A (continuum) will let sound guide the experience thanks to the six colossal meyer SB-1 speakers.

ryoji ikeda's show at the strand in london will give you a sense overload

 

 

another world debut will be the site-specific version of test pattern, where a system converts data (text, sounds, photos and movies) into barcode patterns and binary patterns made of 0s and 1s.

 

 

 

 

‘ikeda’s innovative work explores the essential characteristics of sound and light by means of mathematical precision and aesthetics,’ says the official release. ‘the artist engages with frequencies and scales difficult for the human ear and mind to comprehend, visualizing sounds, and rendering the imperceptible through numerical systems and computer aesthetics. by orchestrating sounds, visuals, materials, physics and mathematics, ikeda goes beyond the conceptual to delve into extremes and infinites, testing the limits of human senses and digital technology.’

ryoji ikeda's show at the strand in london will give you a sense overload

 

 

ryoji ikeda's show at the strand in london will give you a sense overload
image by pedro s. küster

ryoji ikeda's show at the strand in london will give you a sense overload
image by pedro s. küster

ryoji ikeda's show at the strand in london will give you a sense overload image by pedro s. küster

ryoji ikeda's show at the strand in london will give you a sense overload image by pedro s. küster

 

 

project info:

 

name: ryoji ikeda immersive audiovisual exhibition
presented by: vinyl factory and fact
in collaboration with: audemars piguet contemporary
location: 180 the strand, london
opening times: 12 november 2020 – 28 february 2021
address: 180 studios, 180 the strand, london, wc2r 1ea