This installation was inspired by and based on Erik Satie’s piano piece “Vexations.” In a remark written on the original score, the composer invited the musician to play the piece’s motif 840 times in a row. Mohri and Mihara now take him up on it. They modified the original performance of a pianist with environmental noise and replayed the result. This process was repeated 840 times. The interplay of digital and analog produces a local variation of “Vexations.”

Prix Ars Electronica 2006, Honorary Mention Interactive Art

Supported by: YCAM(Yamaguchi Center of Art and Media)