Tactus: Echoes in the Flow

This interactive art allows you to see, touch, and control the sound. By exploring a new world in which the relationship between the environmental sounds of the real world and the sounds perceived by the individual brain can be controlled through the body, this project looks at the possibilities of human beings and the hope and future brought about by technology.

This art project was selected for Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan Media Arts Creator Development Support Project.

In my work, I explore the limitations and possibilities of language as a means of communication. Every word we speak or write carries with it an undercurrent of vast, complex emotions, thoughts, and intentions — most of which remain unseen, unheard, or misunderstood. Language, despite its essential role in human connection, often fails us. It gives rise to miscommunication and leaves our true meanings lost in translation.

This tension is especially pronounced in the context of contemporary social media. Here, words — stripped of tone, gesture, and presence — become inorganic symbols that flood our screens. Protected by anonymity, language can become sharp and wounding, impacting not just the surface but reaching deep into the psyche.

Confronted with these limitations, I seek to break language apart — to liberate it from fixed meanings and reconstruct it as pure sound. In my practice, “moji-bake” or fragmented text becomes a starting point for new sonic experiences. These sounds, ever-shifting and fluid, transcend conventional linguistic structures, generating unexpected resonances and interactions.

Through this process, I invite the audience to engage with dialogue in a more sensory, flexible, and open-ended way. By focusing on rhythm, tone, and the ephemeral qualities of sound, my work attempts to reach the emotional and intentional layers that words alone cannot capture. Ultimately, it is an ongoing search for new forms of communication — forms that reflect the fluid, mutable nature of human connection today.

Words of unknown origin no longer carry a message; they simply drift, untethered.
Where did these words flow from?
Where have the words I uttered flowed to?
Words that are never received are forgotten, becoming transparent.
Forgotten and translucent, they still continue to quietly circulate,
until the moment when you touch their faint resonance.

・Reiwa 5th Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Art Creator Development Support Project Creation Support Program adopted

・The Society for the Arts and Sciences Nicograph2024 Demo Exhibition Award

・Selected for the NEXT YOUNG ARTIST AWARD 2025 (NYAA 2025) Art & New Media category

Tactus exhibition history

・The Society for Arts and Sciences Nicograph2024

・Solo exhibition “Tactus: Echoes in the Flow”

・ CEDEC 2025 Academic Research Area (AC) Interactive Session Invitational Exhibition

・Sumitomo Corporation MIRAI LAB PALETTE Invitational Exhibition

・Reiwa 5th Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Art Creator Development Support Project Results Presentation Event “ENCOUNTERS” Omotesando Hills

・ CEDEC2025 Invited Exhibitions
・ AMG2025 - Asia MENSA International Gathering Invited Exhibitions