| FRI Sept. 7, 2018, 2 PM – 2:20 PM | Performance |
| SAT Sept. 8, 2018, 10 PM – 11 PM | Concert |
| SUN Sept. 9, 2018, 2 PM – 3:30 PM | Workshop |
| MON Sept. 10, 2018, 2 PM – 3:30 PM | Workshop |
Interactive Art+
HONORARY MENTION
Installation
With the help of festival visitors, Ei Wada will bring back to life the spirits of retired consumer electronics devices. In workshops, discarded electronics will be “fantastically transformed” into musical instruments, which will then be played in concerts in the Ursulinensaal during the festival.
Ei Wada’s community project is especially popular in Japan. While some people are glad to get rid of their old electronics, others happily take to making music with these unique instruments. The artist is assisted by engineers and designers who dismantle the old devices and use their parts to build new instruments.
Forming the springboard for the “fantastic electronics” are supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore known as “yokai,” which also sometimes appear as the spirits of abandoned tools. Making music with the ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS! is a fun approach to what the future of Japanese folklore might bring.
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