Jikyo Jyutu is a traditional Japanese stretching exercise\u00a0that releases tension from the joints, reforms the pelvis,\u00a0and stimulates circulation.\u00a0It was invented about 100 years ago.\u00a0Despite its dynamic\u00a0actions, the efficient use of rebounds and reflections of body parts prevents physical pain.\u00a0This piece was created with the hope of\u00a0healing the body and soul of the viewers through their experience of the movements. This exercise\u00a0is not very well-known even in Japan. Starring my father-in-law, Mikio Igarashi.<\/p>\n
First, we drew a projection of the image we captured with a video camera. Then, we would shoot the process,\u00a0including the monitor. The name we gave this process was \u201cCatch Video.\u201d Masayasu Watanabe, a friend of mine, has been a painter and a guitarist. With his help, I tried to visualize a perspective that is different from the existing panel painting method. First, we created an arrangement for the Russian folk song \u201cTwo Guitars.\u201d Second, Mr. Watanabe would play solo. Then, I would film him playing it once again, with his previous recording playing simultaneously. And this process was repeated four times. The work that was produced consisted of multiple dimensions and developments and I was quite happy with this brand-new\u00a0perspective.<\/p>\n
First, we drew a projection of the image we captured with a video camera. Then, we would shoot the process,\u00a0including the monitor. The name we gave this process was \u201cCatch Video.\u201d Salvador Tali, an actor friend of mine, appeared in this piece. He is a member of\u00a0the theatrical company \u201cTenjo Sajiki,\u201d which is led by Shuji Terayama. Tali plays two parts in this film: a friend who is in the screen and himself. Salvador Tali, who makes a phone call to the friend\\’s house. They play catch using a monitor in the room, and other games. The TV screen becomes an interactive device. A youthful performance by a young actor who finds laughter in life despite being penniless.<\/p>\n
This piece portrays\u00a0a\u00a0communication game using bodies, showing what happens when a human becomes a video image. A person is shown a movement on a video just once. He is then asked to repeat what he has just seen, and this is filmed. The third person is shown the movement made by the second person and repeats it, the fourth person that of the third, and so on. The precise movement is lost while being recreated. Habits and mistakes made by each individual lead to variations as the sequence progresses. A male student lifted his shirt up in the first screen. But his movement was copied incorrectly, because the next, female, student was wearing a dress and, unable to lift it up, she just made the gesture of raising her hands instead. With similar simplifications, the action is carried on. This piece has been recreated several times since 1972, and the longest version contains about 200 participants.<\/p>\n
This piece was produced using an analogue computer system. I\u00a0 used Scanimate,\u00a0the one and only American system used by the Japanese film production company IMAGICA Ltd. The raw material was a\u00a0satellite photograph of our Mother Earth:\u00a0communities bound together\u00a0by a common destiny,\u00a0which is under serious threats of war and pollution. I have expressed its beauty and lightness through improvisation, following where my hands took me. This piece was produced to be submitted for the International Computer Art Exhibition. The sound was provided by Kazuo Uehara, a computer sound-maker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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