Cities are pictured in people’s minds, they are an imaginary, conceptual phenomenon. Fictional Soundscapes is a project that continuously blends sounds from various cities to create new fabricated environmental sounds. Soundscapes from cities around the world are automatically mixed and non-existent landscapes are generated through the computer algorithms so that this sound-art piece lets listeners/viewers speculate about a meta-city that does not actually exist now. The sounds of the crowd, trams, the whispering of the sea and forests——what kind of city do you imagine from this blended, fabricated soundscape? <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/5ba2449ee8dc4d7991afda170644d124/DSC_8030%5BWeb%5D.jpg" alt=""><img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/dcc96bc86ca74e26926a02c4da0aa4cc/DSC_8026%5BWeb%5D.jpg" alt=""><img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/e51fdaf8cb3a40d5a928f5306cf6e7cd/DSC_8024%5BWeb%5D.jpg" alt=""><img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/f4225cc7e68b4d818e31fdcf2ea58658/DSC_8021%5BWeb%5D.jpg" alt=""><iframe class="embedly-embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplayer.vimeo.com%2Fvideo%2F659221967%3Fh%3D87a359f216%26app_id%3D122963&dntp=1&display_name=Vimeo&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F659221967&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.vimeocdn.com%2Fvideo%2F1331824456-e36b95bedad0f480d6c27b04017bac104dada6eead8ac5695a7b505299df96f1-d_1280&key=94335756f04b424b8ce3ce71cbe3de0a&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=vimeo" width="1920" height="1080" scrolling="no" title="Vimeo embed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> Credit Composition: Kenta Tanaka Software Engineering: Ryo Yumoto - Additional sounds of field recording from https://www.zapsplat.com

都市は、人々の心の中で思い描かれ、想像される概念的な現象であるとするなら——。この《Fictional Soundscapes》は、あらゆる都市における環境音をミックスし続けることで、架空の環境音を生成するプロジェクト。世界中のあらゆる地点からの環境音が混ざり続け、さらにコンピュータが存在しない風景を生成し続けることでここではないどこかの架空都市の可能態を想像させる。人々の雑踏、路面電車、海や森の囁き——これらが混じり合った架空のサウンドスケープから、あなたはどのような都市を思い浮かべるだろうか？ <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/f77ab33f71cb431ba91b2630b25ae8c8/DSC_8030%5BWeb%5D.jpg" alt=""><img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/fe556b6011b44948984345c86662c8e0/DSC_8026%5BWeb%5D.jpg" alt=""><img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/8d15472fb25a4917baf9e0c5a10ae0b8/DSC_8024%5BWeb%5D.jpg" alt=""><img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/ecf8e6938dad4e4880d87bd205c3413c/DSC_8021%5BWeb%5D.jpg" alt=""><iframe class="embedly-embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplayer.vimeo.com%2Fvideo%2F659221967%3Fh%3D87a359f216%26app_id%3D122963&dntp=1&display_name=Vimeo&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F659221967&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.vimeocdn.com%2Fvideo%2F1331824456-e36b95bedad0f480d6c27b04017bac104dada6eead8ac5695a7b505299df96f1-d_1280&key=94335756f04b424b8ce3ce71cbe3de0a&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=vimeo" width="1920" height="1080" scrolling="no" title="Vimeo embed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> Credit Composition: Kenta Tanaka Software Engineering: Ryo Yumoto - Additional sounds of field recording from https://www.zapsplat.com

Cities are pictured in people’s mind, they are an imaginary, conceptual phenomenon. Fictional Soundscapes is a project that continously blends sounds from various cities to create new fabricated environmental sounds. Sounds from places around the world are connected to infromation of the Kaihimmakuhari Station vicinity, and while the sounds are familiar, the environmental sounds which manifest are from a city that does not actually exist. The sounds of the crowd, trams, the whispering of the sea and forests——what kind of city do you imagine from this blended, fabricated soundscape?

都市は、人々の心の中で思い描かれ、想像される概念的な現象であるとするなら——。この《Fictional Soundscapes》は、あらゆる都市における環境音をミックスし続けることで、架空の環境音を生成するプロジェクト。世界中のあらゆる地点からの環境音が、海浜幕張駅周辺の情報と連動することで、耳馴染みがあるけれど、実際にはどこにも存在しない都市の環境音が立ち現れる。人々の雑踏、路面電車、海や森の囁き——これらが混じり合った架空のサウンドスケープから、あなたはどのような都市を思い浮かべるだろうか？

Fictional Soundscapes

The exhibition "Urban Reminiscence - Sound, Object, and Rhythm" will be held at Sta. in Maruyamacho, Shibuya from 4-12 July 2020. The exhibition, which focuses on urban reminiscence, begins by collecting scrap wood from the city of Shibuya and making field recordings of the sounds that the scrap wood would have made. Then, by fixing these sounds to the scrap wood, the work attempts to play sounds from the urban scrap wood, and by mixing multiple environmental sounds, recollect the memory of a city in a state of rapid change. The distorted materiality of the materials used in the urban space was exploited to explore the reminiscent aspect of a soundscape The exhibition space was open to the public, allowing visitors to listen to the environmental sounds of Shibuya in real-time and in the past in parallel. <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/b9e6c86457704525b5e55206fed7a267/_DSF2142.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/14431d20eb7348fabfdf1b032fed7bf5/_DSF2130.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/d56f41098dde47c6a24eef3a2266e41b/_DSF2165.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/73ffb5d040014722a8c3e30e143f7ce8/_DSF2149.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/fc16d1930925400fa350040aa915d2c7/_DSF2150.jpg" alt=""><iframe class="embedly-embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FZN7HNzED42k%3Ffeature%3Doembed&display_name=YouTube&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZN7HNzED42k&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZN7HNzED42k%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=94335756f04b424b8ce3ce71cbe3de0a&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" width="560" height="315" scrolling="no" title="YouTube embed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>

2020年7月4-12日の期間、渋谷・円山町Sta.にて、個展「Urban Reminiscence——Sound, Object, and Rhythm」を開催。都市の記憶を主題とした本展覧会は、都市・渋谷の廃材を採集し、その廃材が聴いていたであろう音をフィールドレコーディングするところから開始される。そして、その音を廃材に定着させることで、都市の廃材から音を奏で、複数の環境音をミックスすることによって、めまぐるしく移ろう都市の記憶を回想することを試みた作品である。都市空間で使用された物質たちの歪められた物質性を活かし、サウンドスケープの追憶的側面を追求し、それらを用いたサウンド・パフォーマンスも実施した。展示空間は開かれた空間になっており、リアルタイムの渋谷の環境音と過去の環境音を並行して聴取できる環境であった。 <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/b9e6c86457704525b5e55206fed7a267/_DSF2142.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/14431d20eb7348fabfdf1b032fed7bf5/_DSF2130.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/d56f41098dde47c6a24eef3a2266e41b/_DSF2165.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/73ffb5d040014722a8c3e30e143f7ce8/_DSF2149.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/fc16d1930925400fa350040aa915d2c7/_DSF2150.jpg" alt=""><iframe class="embedly-embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FZN7HNzED42k%3Ffeature%3Doembed&display_name=YouTube&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZN7HNzED42k&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZN7HNzED42k%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=94335756f04b424b8ce3ce71cbe3de0a&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" width="560" height="315" scrolling="no" title="YouTube embed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>

The exhibition "Urban Reminiscence - Sound, Object, and Rhythm" will be held at Sta. in Maruyamacho, Shibuya from 4-12 July 2020. The exhibition, which focuses on urban reminiscence, begins by collecting scrap wood from the city of Shibuya and making field recordings of the sounds that the scrap wood would have made. Then, by fixing these sounds to the scrap wood, the work attempts to play sounds from the urban scrap wood, and by mixing multiple environmental sounds, recollect the memory of a city in a state of rapid change. The distorted materiality of the materials used in the urban space was exploited to explore the reminiscent aspect of a soundscape The exhibition space was open to the public, allowing visitors to listen to the environmental sounds of Shibuya in real-time and in the past in parallel.

2020年7月4-12日の期間、渋谷・円山町Sta.にて、個展「Urban Reminiscence——Sound, Object, and Rhythm」を開催。都市の記憶を主題とした本展覧会は、都市・渋谷の廃材を採集し、その廃材が聴いていたであろう音をフィールドレコーディングするところから開始される。そして、その音を廃材に定着させることで、都市の廃材から音を奏で、複数の環境音をミックスすることによって、めまぐるしく移ろう都市の記憶を回想することを試みた作品である。都市空間で使用された物質たちの歪められた物質性を活かし、サウンドスケープの追憶的側面を追求し、それらを用いたサウンド・パフォーマンスも実施した。展示空間は開かれた空間になっており、リアルタイムの渋谷の環境音と過去の環境音を並行して聴取できる環境であった。

Urban Reminiscence——Sound, Object, and Rhythm

This project aims to explore the possibilities of “urban compositions” by means of mashing up urban landscapes through the algorithmic sonication process using object detection software. As the modern city has various elements (e.g. nature, buildings, and human activities), by generating sounds through the eyes of machines, we aim to aurally re-represent alternative cityscapes. Our question is how unique sounds and spaces would be created by applying urban complexity in the field of audiovisual composition. <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/e74083b205b44780acaf4bd686a95d10/IMG_9795%5BWeb%5D.JPG" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/d5424d6908d644188e48c48f76047d7e/IMG_9739%5BWeb%5D.JPG" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/1ed71ab95fad4f678529eb270f660fd4/IMG_9746%5BWeb%5D.JPG" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/429b505aa45c44d0bd906727528d2a88/IMG_9714%5BWeb%5D.JPG" alt=""><iframe class="embedly-embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FCBeByyXhMVI%3Fstart%3D7%26feature%3Doembed%26start%3D7&display_name=YouTube&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DCBeByyXhMVI&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FCBeByyXhMVI%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=94335756f04b424b8ce3ce71cbe3de0a&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" width="560" height="315" scrolling="no" title="YouTube embed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> Credit - Artist: Kenta Tanaka and Kye Shimizu - Kenta Tanaka: Composition, Sound Programming Kye Shimizu: Machine Learning Engineering, Visual Programming Ryo Yumoto: Technical Support Yuki Aizawa: Video Filming Shinya Fujii: Academic Adviser

物体検出アルゴリズムによって、複数の都市風景を可聴化し混ぜ合わせることで、都市から音楽を紡ぐ「都市作曲」の可能性を模索する作品。自然／建築／人間など、現代都市は複数の要素から成立しており、機械の目を通してそれらの要素から音を生成することで、聴覚的に都市風景を再表象することを試みている。都市の複雑性を視聴覚作曲の領域に応用することで、どのような音と空間をつくりあげることが可能かを推論している。 <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/e74083b205b44780acaf4bd686a95d10/IMG_9795%5BWeb%5D.JPG" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/d5424d6908d644188e48c48f76047d7e/IMG_9739%5BWeb%5D.JPG" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/1ed71ab95fad4f678529eb270f660fd4/IMG_9746%5BWeb%5D.JPG" alt=""> <img src="https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/66ab9e2c06c2405d90ae7a1af3ad1351/429b505aa45c44d0bd906727528d2a88/IMG_9714%5BWeb%5D.JPG" alt=""><iframe class="embedly-embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FCBeByyXhMVI%3Fstart%3D7%26feature%3Doembed%26start%3D7&display_name=YouTube&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DCBeByyXhMVI&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FCBeByyXhMVI%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=94335756f04b424b8ce3ce71cbe3de0a&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" width="560" height="315" scrolling="no" title="YouTube embed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> Credit - Artist: Kenta Tanaka and Kye Shimizu - Kenta Tanaka: Composition, Sound Programming Kye Shimizu: Machine Learning Engineering, Visual Programming Ryo Yumoto: Technical Support Yuki Aizawa: Video Filming Shinya Fujii: Academic Adviser

This project aims to explore the possibilities of “urban compositions” by means of mashing up urban landscapes through the algorithmic sonication process using object detection software. As the modern city has various elements (e.g. nature, buildings, and human activities), by generating sounds through the eyes of machines, we aim to aurally re-represent alternative cityscapes. Our question is how unique sounds and spaces would be created by applying urban complexity in the field of audiovisual composition.

物体検出アルゴリズムによって、複数の都市風景を可聴化し混ぜ合わせることで、都市から音楽を紡ぐ「都市作曲」の可能性を模索する作品。自然／建築／人間など、現代都市は複数の要素から成立しており、機械の目を通してそれらの要素から音を生成することで、聴覚的に都市風景を再表象することを試みている。都市の複雑性を視聴覚作曲の領域に応用することで、どのような音と空間をつくりあげることが可能かを推論している。