Reservation for A/V Live set
The audiovisual concert is a unique event where art and technology converge to amplify both visual and auditory experiences to their fullest. Featuring performances by five globally acclaimed artists, the highlight of the event is the much-anticipated Korean premiere of Ryoji Ikeda’s Ultratronics.
- DateSeptember 27 (FRI)–28 (SAT), 2024
- Time19:00~22:00
- PlaceTheater 1
- Age Limit15 or older
- Seating330 seats
- Price Free
- TicketWebsite / On-site Registration (limited to remaining seats)
- Contact+82-1899-5566
- Running time180 minutes (including intermission)
- OthersAdditional tickets will open on September 13 (Friday) at 10 AM.
Visitor Guide
Booking and Visitors Notification
Suitable Viewing Age
- Audience Rating: Must be 15 or older
- Please make sure to bring a certificate or document that may prove your date of birth (e.g., Public Health Insurance Certificate, Resident Registration Certificate, Passport, Student Card, etc.).
- ※ Viewers under the age limit cannot enter the venue regardless of the ticket held or accompanied by a guardian
- ※ Cancellation, refund, or exchange is not available if the viewer fails to attend the performance because they failed to understand the age limitation
Ticket Booking and Reception
- Each person can purchase up to four tickets for this performance.
- Reception of reserved tickets and on-site ticket purchases are available one hour before the commencement of the performance.
Viewing Information
- Photography and video recording are prohibited during the performance.
- Seating is unassigned, and guests will be seated in order of arrival. Please follow the instructions of the venue staff.
- Audience entry is allowed starting 30 minutes before the performance. You may come and go freely, but please note that if you arrive after the performance has started, you may be directed to a delayed seating area.
- ※ Viewers are responsible for failure to understand the entry regulations.
- ※ Delayed audience members may be directed to a delayed seating area, and entry may be denied if the delayed seating area is full. Please arrive early to avoid this.
- The performance will use strobe effects (intense, flashing lights) and loud sounds. Please consider this when purchasing tickets if you are sensitive to these effects. (Earplugs are available upon request.)
- Photography and video recording are prohibited. Responsibility for any issues arising from not following the seating regulations rests with the audience.
About
ACT Festival 2024
Audio Visual Concert
What if humanity could truly experience the sounds of the universe? What if, when faced with the stark reality of exile, an artist could unveil entirely new realms of creativity? And what if sight and sound were to intertwine, creating resonances that transcend the ordinary?
The theme of 'ACT Festival 2024,' “What if?: Perspectives on Envisioning the Future,” offers a visceral exploration of these very questions. Through immersive experiences, it invites you to feel the answers deep within your senses. The five artists featured in the audiovisual concert will present their works, premiering in Korea, each one a powerful and exquisite blend of sight and sound designed to elevate both spirit and mind. Among the highlights of the 'ACT Festival 2024' audiovisual concert is the world-renowned Ryoji Ikeda’s Ultratronics, alongside the Korean debut of ISOTRP, a fierce convergence of visual and auditory expression by 404.zero. Also gracing the stage are PISITAKUN, a Thai artist who has crafted a new Asian soundscape from his exile in Portugal, with his piece Kongkraphan (Amulet), and NEO GEODESIA, the ‘nomad artist’ born in a Thai refugee camp to Cambodian parents, now holding French citizenship and working in the UK, who will present 2562 Neon Flames. The mesmerizing fusion of spontaneous sound and live painting by Akiko Nakayama and Kaito (aka Hiroshi Watanabe) will also be a highlight of this extraordinary festival. Prepare to be moved, challenged, and inspired by a world where “What if?” becomes a powerful, sensory reality.
The theme of 'ACT Festival 2024,' “What if?: Perspectives on Envisioning the Future,” offers a visceral exploration of these very questions. Through immersive experiences, it invites you to feel the answers deep within your senses. The five artists featured in the audiovisual concert will present their works, premiering in Korea, each one a powerful and exquisite blend of sight and sound designed to elevate both spirit and mind. Among the highlights of the 'ACT Festival 2024' audiovisual concert is the world-renowned Ryoji Ikeda’s Ultratronics, alongside the Korean debut of ISOTRP, a fierce convergence of visual and auditory expression by 404.zero. Also gracing the stage are PISITAKUN, a Thai artist who has crafted a new Asian soundscape from his exile in Portugal, with his piece Kongkraphan (Amulet), and NEO GEODESIA, the ‘nomad artist’ born in a Thai refugee camp to Cambodian parents, now holding French citizenship and working in the UK, who will present 2562 Neon Flames. The mesmerizing fusion of spontaneous sound and live painting by Akiko Nakayama and Kaito (aka Hiroshi Watanabe) will also be a highlight of this extraordinary festival. Prepare to be moved, challenged, and inspired by a world where “What if?” becomes a powerful, sensory reality.
| September 27 (FRI) | September 28 (SAT) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 ~ 19:45 | 45’ | Akiko & Kaito (a.k.a. Hiroshi Watanabe) | 19:00 ~ 19:45 | 45’ | 404.zero |
| 19:45 ~ 20:00 | 15’ | Intermission | 19:45 ~ 20:00 | 15’ | Intermission |
| 20:00 ~ 20:45 | 45’ | NEO GEODESIA | 20:00 ~ 20:45 | 45’ | PISITAKUN |
| 20:45 ~ 21:00 | 15’ | Intermission | 20:45 ~ 21:00 | 15’ | Intermission |
| 21:00 ~ 21:55 | 55’ | Ryoji Ikeda | 21:00 ~ 21:55 | 55’ | Ryoji Ikeda |
Artists and Artworks
- Ryoji Ikeda
- Ryoji Ikeda
Japan’s leading electronic composer and visual artist Ryoji Ikeda focuses on the essential characteristics of sound itself and that of visuals as light by means of both mathematical precision and mathematical aesthetics. Ikeda has gained a reputation as one of the few international artists working convincingly across both visual and sonic media. He elaborately orchestrates sound, visuals, materials, physical phenomena and mathematical notions into immersive live performances and installations.
His albums ‘+/-‘(1996), ‘0°C’ (1998), ‘matrix’ (2000), ‘dataplex’ (2005), ‘test pattern’ (2008), and ‘supercodex’ (2013) pioneered a new minimal world of electronic music through his razor-sharp techniques and aesthetics. Ikeda has been working on long-term projects through audiovisual performances, and installations, and acoustic music pieces.. In December 2022, codex I edition(his online source established in 2018) and noton (DE) releases ‘ultratronics’ his new album in the past 10 years. He is currently on tour with his new audiovisual live set, 'ultratronics,' which premiered at WWW X Shibuya and MUTEK.JP in Tokyo in 2022.
His albums ‘+/-‘(1996), ‘0°C’ (1998), ‘matrix’ (2000), ‘dataplex’ (2005), ‘test pattern’ (2008), and ‘supercodex’ (2013) pioneered a new minimal world of electronic music through his razor-sharp techniques and aesthetics. Ikeda has been working on long-term projects through audiovisual performances, and installations, and acoustic music pieces.. In December 2022, codex I edition(his online source established in 2018) and noton (DE) releases ‘ultratronics’ his new album in the past 10 years. He is currently on tour with his new audiovisual live set, 'ultratronics,' which premiered at WWW X Shibuya and MUTEK.JP in Tokyo in 2022.
© Ryoji Ikeda Studio
ultratronics [live set] at WWW X, Tokyo, JPⓒ Ryo Mitamura
ultratronics [live set]
Renowned visual and sound artist Ryoji Ikeda performs the Korea live debut of ultratronics – a unique audiovisual concert based on his latest album, ultratronics released in 2022.
Featuring audio material recorded between1989 and 1999 and compositions created between 2013 and 2022, ultratronics explores sound’s arithmetical and computational essence and renders them into the propulsive auditory experience that constitutes Ikeda’s sound signature.
Taking the shape of an audiovisual concert, this special live performance of ultratronics uses raw data and mathematical models to generate music and projections. What at first sounds like a battle of digital noise, blips and bass drones, gradually engages the listener with elements of techno music. The use of stark visuals adds textures to percussion, making it difficult to distinguish between the senses. Ikeda creates a union between visual and auditory dimensions, revealing the arithmetical and computational essence of sound.
Featuring audio material recorded between1989 and 1999 and compositions created between 2013 and 2022, ultratronics explores sound’s arithmetical and computational essence and renders them into the propulsive auditory experience that constitutes Ikeda’s sound signature.
Taking the shape of an audiovisual concert, this special live performance of ultratronics uses raw data and mathematical models to generate music and projections. What at first sounds like a battle of digital noise, blips and bass drones, gradually engages the listener with elements of techno music. The use of stark visuals adds textures to percussion, making it difficult to distinguish between the senses. Ikeda creates a union between visual and auditory dimensions, revealing the arithmetical and computational essence of sound.
- 404.zero
- 404.zero
This accomplished and ever-ambitious duo of A/V architects and toolmakers cook up mind-altering experiences in generative art that require expertise in math, coding and the science of sound.
By creating mesmerizing digital matter of frighteningly porous frontiers exclusively through coding and modular gear, they push back the limits of footage and sample-free language that is opulent and breathtakingly singular. Taking as starting points their most irrepressible fascinations with death, the unknown and the cosmos, they craft thrilling, precise, painterly code-art that broaches big philosophical questions and provides mesmerizing though highly speculative answers.
Together, Kristina and Aleksandr create modern generative art and innovative tools that raise the bar on the synergistic possibilities of visuals and sound. Since esteblishing of 404.zero in 2016, they’ve collaborated on a slew of immersive affairs, always up for the challenge of conjuring new things—modular music, generative visuals, and media production tools.
They participated in many international festivals all around the world. Including Dark Mofo, MUTEK, GAMMA, Electric Castle Festival, LACMA, DIAGE, Circle of Light, e.t.c. 404’s works were selected by Japan Media Arts Festival and awarded by Genius Loci Weimar Festival, IMAP festival. Their debut music album 404.0 was released on Icelandic music label Bedroom Community in 2020.
By creating mesmerizing digital matter of frighteningly porous frontiers exclusively through coding and modular gear, they push back the limits of footage and sample-free language that is opulent and breathtakingly singular. Taking as starting points their most irrepressible fascinations with death, the unknown and the cosmos, they craft thrilling, precise, painterly code-art that broaches big philosophical questions and provides mesmerizing though highly speculative answers.
Together, Kristina and Aleksandr create modern generative art and innovative tools that raise the bar on the synergistic possibilities of visuals and sound. Since esteblishing of 404.zero in 2016, they’ve collaborated on a slew of immersive affairs, always up for the challenge of conjuring new things—modular music, generative visuals, and media production tools.
They participated in many international festivals all around the world. Including Dark Mofo, MUTEK, GAMMA, Electric Castle Festival, LACMA, DIAGE, Circle of Light, e.t.c. 404’s works were selected by Japan Media Arts Festival and awarded by Genius Loci Weimar Festival, IMAP festival. Their debut music album 404.0 was released on Icelandic music label Bedroom Community in 2020.
© Ivan Dolnikov
© mutek_japan
ISOTRP
Introducing ISOTRP – a visionary dive into a world where audiovisual narratives come to life through the voices of nonexistent characters. Our upcoming show is not just a continuation of our latest album, ISOTRP, released in 2023; it's a new chapter in our creative journey, where music and video merge into a cohesive whole, showcasing a unique synthesis of sound and image.
Since the foundation of 404.zero, we have tirelessly worked on creating unique audiovisual synthesizers, and it's this process that underpins everything you will see and hear during our performance. Our approach to content creation spans a wide spectrum of techniques – from deeply analog sounds synced with pixel-by-pixel deconstructed real-time generative animation to fully digitally generated audio and visuals.
Since the foundation of 404.zero, we have tirelessly worked on creating unique audiovisual synthesizers, and it's this process that underpins everything you will see and hear during our performance. Our approach to content creation spans a wide spectrum of techniques – from deeply analog sounds synced with pixel-by-pixel deconstructed real-time generative animation to fully digitally generated audio and visuals.
- Akiko Nakayama & Kaito (a.k.a Hiroshi Watanabe)
- Akiko Nakayama & Kaito aka Hiroshi Watanabe
Akiko Nakayama
Akiko Nakayama Born in 1988, is a painter who depicts beauty of convey energy metamorphosis through several media such as installation, photos and performance. Combining the energy of movement and the vibrancy of colors, Akiko Nakayama brings pictures to life. Called “Alive Painting”, Akiko depicts the resonance between shapes and textures by using different types of liquids, each with a unique characteristic. In recent years, She is energetically engaged giving her performance “Alive Painting” SOLO & Collaborations in various cities.
Akiko Nakayama & Kaito (a.k.a Hiroshi Watanabe)
Known for a unique style that layers lyrical and melancholic synth phrases and melodies, creating a sound that is at times danceable, yet also capable of ambient, beatless approaches. This distinctive sound has garnered support from listeners worldwide, leading to numerous releases on both domestic and international labels. Notable works include "GET IT BY YOUR HANDS" from the anime series Eureka Seven, "TAKACHIHO," which expresses the folk songs of Miyazaki Prefecture in a modern style, and an album created for the illumination of Fukuroda Falls, one of Japan's three great waterfalls, in Ibaraki Prefecture.
© Akagi Haruka 
© Akiko Nakayama
AlivePainting Performance
Akiko improvises and paints a scenery by Alive Painting, along with Kaito (aka Hiroshi Watanabe)'s live set. Kaito's music sometimes evokes emotions, and sometimes, there are moments filled with the physical joy of sound. Similarly, Live Paintings can sometimes become metaphors, and sometimes they depict the beauty of expression according to the laws of science.
- PISITAKUN
- PISITAKUN
Pisitakun KUANTALAENG started making visual arts in 2009, and started playing music sometime later with an interest in how expressions are shaped in different media environments. Historical events, synthetic sounds, and musical instruments inspire his songs. Pisitakun’s practice represents a decisive break from many of his Thai peers in time when the country’s history unfolded under an ongoing martial law since the military coup d’état on 22 May 2014– he questions fundamental and increasingly universal values without merely decrying the fact of corruption or offering neat palliatives. His works are based on political speculation and the external and internal frustrations artists are subjected to.
© Leonor 
© Jonathan Crabb
Kongkraphan
In 2010, there was a protest by the Red Shirts, or United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), to oust the government from the coup d'etat that occurred in 2006 in Thailand. At the protest, the rally was dispersed by armed soldiers, causing a large number of injuries and deaths.
Kongkraphan’—meaning invulnerable—was made to present the forgotten voices and sounds of unjustified wrath. The sound used was taken from the video clips recorded by the demonstrators from the actual incidents. All video and audio clips are testimonies used in court proceedings to find the culprit at the time, so as to reveal the truth and restore justice to the deceased demonstrators. It's a mix of Noise music: the confusion and sadness occurring at the protesting sites, the rhythm that shakes the nerves, the rhythm of intense rage. ‘Kongkraphan’ is the name of a type of Thai talisman that gives the power to be invincible. In this work, the term stands for the ideology and battle of the people in the protest that has never faded. It’s still invulnerable, passing down the philosophy from generation to generation until today. There are eight tracks with titles taken from the date of the protest events and arranged chronologically according to the time span of the incident.
Pisitakun presents the sonic and visual complexity and turbulence of these protests in a surround sound AV performance.
Kongkraphan’—meaning invulnerable—was made to present the forgotten voices and sounds of unjustified wrath. The sound used was taken from the video clips recorded by the demonstrators from the actual incidents. All video and audio clips are testimonies used in court proceedings to find the culprit at the time, so as to reveal the truth and restore justice to the deceased demonstrators. It's a mix of Noise music: the confusion and sadness occurring at the protesting sites, the rhythm that shakes the nerves, the rhythm of intense rage. ‘Kongkraphan’ is the name of a type of Thai talisman that gives the power to be invincible. In this work, the term stands for the ideology and battle of the people in the protest that has never faded. It’s still invulnerable, passing down the philosophy from generation to generation until today. There are eight tracks with titles taken from the date of the protest events and arranged chronologically according to the time span of the incident.
Pisitakun presents the sonic and visual complexity and turbulence of these protests in a surround sound AV performance.
- NEO GEODESIA
- NEO GEODESIA
Neo Geodesia is Saphy Vong, a French Cambodian audio visual artist born in a Thai refugee camp after his parents fled the Khmer Rouge, and grew up in Northeastern France. His unique musical outlook fuses the experimental and DIY ethos that can be found in both the local Nancy Hardcore scene that embraced him as a teenager, and the sounds broadcasted from Cambodia into his home through his parents pirated tapes and videos of Khmer pop and monk chants.
His recent project has been dedicated to fusing experimental electronic processes with traditional Khmer music and exploring the far edge of sonic expression to include Funeral Smot and Roam Vong. Over the years, however, he has focused his approach less upon heaviness than slipperiness, granular textures and head-spinning polyrhythms.
He currently lives in London and runs the Asian platform and record label Chinabot, on which he released his latest album 2562 Neon Flames.
His recent project has been dedicated to fusing experimental electronic processes with traditional Khmer music and exploring the far edge of sonic expression to include Funeral Smot and Roam Vong. Over the years, however, he has focused his approach less upon heaviness than slipperiness, granular textures and head-spinning polyrhythms.
He currently lives in London and runs the Asian platform and record label Chinabot, on which he released his latest album 2562 Neon Flames.
© Nicola Merlino
© Nicola Merlino
2562 Neon Flames
A tribute to the electronic artist and experimentalist's late mother explores the juxtapositions between life and death, growth and decay
The artist has been exploring the sensitivities of sound in relation to “death” and “life.” Recording, collaging and composing become acts of considering, remembering, and giving. Veering between Love/Hate, Black/White, Logic/Madness. It's dedicated to Chun Leng and revisits her sudden, tragic, shocking loss during festivities.
The performance is a surreal, animation full of mythology – both from ancient Cambodian and modern pop culture, it explores ideas about the juxtaposition of life and death, and pairs the traditional Angkorian Khmer percussions skor samphor and skor daey with off-kilter syncopated rhythms and Roam Vong 90’s karaoke melodies. Kla klouk video game app sounds, growling creatures, and pulsating chaos grows into a cacophony of erratic beats and surreal cartoonish samples, creating a space where balance and chaos co-exist in a hyperkinetic, abstract electronic landscape.
The artist has been exploring the sensitivities of sound in relation to “death” and “life.” Recording, collaging and composing become acts of considering, remembering, and giving. Veering between Love/Hate, Black/White, Logic/Madness. It's dedicated to Chun Leng and revisits her sudden, tragic, shocking loss during festivities.
The performance is a surreal, animation full of mythology – both from ancient Cambodian and modern pop culture, it explores ideas about the juxtaposition of life and death, and pairs the traditional Angkorian Khmer percussions skor samphor and skor daey with off-kilter syncopated rhythms and Roam Vong 90’s karaoke melodies. Kla klouk video game app sounds, growling creatures, and pulsating chaos grows into a cacophony of erratic beats and surreal cartoonish samples, creating a space where balance and chaos co-exist in a hyperkinetic, abstract electronic landscape.
Place Info.
ACC Theater, Theater 1
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