The sound experimental live event, “instrumentalize09″ was held at gift_lab, an office and gallery for visual and sound exhibitions managed by the  creative unit gift_lab.

Originally started as a performance event by artist Minoru Sato at Kawasaki City Museum during 2003-2005, the event “instrumentalize” is a series which looks  for new possibilities in musical instruments; as devices to find the worlds harmony by instrumental observation; and it has been performed various times, collaborating with various artists. Since 2007, it has been explored to collaborate with other artistic spaces like gift_lab, generating something new and experimental.

The 3rd instrumentalize09 at gift_lab was sparked bright sounds of “fluorescent night” performed by artists Atsuhiro Ito – known for his performances and exhibitions using a fluorescent lamp musical instrument OPTRON, and Minoru Sato – an artist and organizer of “instrumentalize”, who has been making works using fluorescent lamps as well for his installation works. Just one meter away from the audience, each gave a solo “fluorescent” performance, and at the end collaborated as a duo to show new and edgy fluorescent work.

Date: August 29th, 2009
Place: gift_lab
http://www.giftlab.jp

Text: Kayo Tamura Translation: Mariko Takei