Kuroi Kūki: a seed

Live activation of the Black Air exhibition through movement



Experimental-movement artist Ayako Kato will perform three poetic and ephemeral explorations of Black Air, based on philosophical preparations and physical on-site research. Within the space of the exhibition, emptiness and form may be perceived as existing simultaneously as illusions, that are breathing, perpetually changing, and transforming.

The actions of the human body directly interact with the invisible and unperceivable dance of atoms in unity with the movements of the universe, and transform physiological and psychological perceptions into images. Collaborating with black air, this motion choreography will explore subtle changes and transitions through attention to the channeling of the flow of air, energy, gravity, and form across space and time.    

BIO

Ayako Kato is a kinetic philosopher/poet originally from Yokohama, Japan. Since 1998, Ayako Kato/Art Union Humanscape has pursued contemporary experimental dance/choreography/improvisation in deep collaboration with over 82 musicians and composers, presenting in Europe, Japan, and the US. Advocating the principles of fūryū., Japanese for “wind flow,” cyclical transformation, and human motion in nature, Ayako creates solo, ensemble pieces and movement installations for traditional stages and large-scale site-specific locations.



www.ayakokatodance.com

Illustration by Ibrahim R. Ineke