{"id":9346,"date":"2023-11-01T14:49:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T05:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/?post_type=event&#038;p=9346"},"modified":"2024-06-08T11:43:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T02:43:06","slug":"mplusplus-embodiment","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/en\/events\/mplusplus-embodiment","title":{"rendered":"MPLUSPLUS &#8220;Embodiment++&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:3rem;padding-bottom:3rem\">\n<p class=\"has-m-font-size\"><strong>Expanding the Body through Technology: Questioning the Future of Human Physicality in the Real and Virtual World<br>The exhibition showcases MPLUSPLUS\u2019s latest endeavor: a performance featuring robots that go beyond the human.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>From Saturday, September 16 to Sunday, November 19, 2023, Civic Creative Base Tokyo hosts <em>Embodiment++<\/em>, an exhibition of the work of MPLUSPLUS, a crew of stage technologists known for its performances using sound, video, and light. The exhibition showcases MPLUSPLUS\u2019s latest endeavor: a performance featuring robots that go beyond the human. In addition, the exhibition provides the first comprehensive overview of the products MPLUSPLUS has developed to date. Researchers and artists also give talks about how technology is expanding and enhancing the human body.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MPLUSPLUS\u300cEmbodiment++\u300d\uff5c\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u30b1\u30fc\u30b9\u30fb\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sy_Zx_4tHus?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>[Outline]<br>Expanding the Body through Technology: <br>Questioning the Future of Human Physicality in the Real and Virtual World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Will we be able to accept and go beyond the physicality that robots and technology are set to usher in? <br>At a time when developments like AI are augmenting humans, this work presents a whole new kind of technologized physicality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u25b6\ufe0e <\/strong>The exhibition showcases MPLUSPLUS\u2019s latest endeavor: a performance featuring robots that go beyond the human<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>With a background as a dancer, MPLUSPLUS CEO Fujimoto Minoru pursued research into wearable computing and received a PhD in engineering. Following a stint as a university educator, he launched MPLUSPLUS to develop original LED devices. Fujimoto has attempted to update the human body through stage performances and other projects. As a further means of engaging with this aspiration, the new work presented at the exhibition is an installation featuring robots that transcend human ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>Exhibited Works:<br>&#8220;Unknown Rhythms\u30fcHumanized Clock&#8221; (new work)<br>&#8220;Morphing Elegance \u30fcRobotic Choreographer&#8221; (2018 \/ 2023)<br>&#8220;Vitality of Light\u30fcLight-emitting Existence&#8221; (new work)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1170602-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Robotic Choreographer\u306e\u5199\u771f\u30022\u53f0\u306e\u30ed\u30dc\u30c3\u30c8\u30a2\u30fc\u30e0\u304c\u3042\u308a\u3001\u305d\u306e\u30ed\u30dc\u30c3\u30c8\u30a2\u30fc\u30e0\u306fLED\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u5149\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\" class=\"wp-image-9186\" style=\"width:528px;height:351px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1170602-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1170602-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1170602-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1170602-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1170602-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fujimoto Minoru &#8221; Robotic Choreographer&#8221; (2018\u5e74)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u25b6\ufe0e <\/strong>Comprehensive Showcase of a Decade of MPLUSPLUS Products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><br>MPLUSPLUS is known for its LEDs staging for performances by music groups like EXILE and AKB48, and for its appearance on <em>America\u2019s Got Talent<\/em>. The members of MPLUSPLUS have developed many products and systems for use as tools for dancers, musicians, and other performers, fusing art and technology to pioneer a form of <em>Gesamtkunstwerk<\/em> or \u201ctotal artwork.\u201d The exhibition offers the first ever comprehensive showcase of around ten types of products that MPLUSPLUS has developed to date. Some of the exhibits are interactive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2018-01-05-21.01.03-4-1024x590.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2018-01-05-21.01.03-4-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2018-01-05-21.01.03-4-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2018-01-05-21.01.03-4-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2018-01-05-21.01.03-4-1536x885.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2018-01-05-21.01.03-4-2048x1180.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Quantified Dancer&#8221; (2017)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;LED VISION DRONE&#8221;(2023)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;LED VISION BOX&#8221; (2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u25b6\ufe0e <\/strong>Events Exploring Various Research Fields and Cultural Scenes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition includes talks and workshops featuring human augmentation engineers and artists active in the fields of media art, design, dance, and more. The program of events takes an overview of various research fields and cultural scenes, from information somatics to media art, dance, and music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expanding the Body through Technology: Questioning the Future of Human Physicality in the Real and Virtual WorldThe exhibition showcases MPLUSPLUS\u2019s latest endeavor: a performance featuring robots that go beyond the human. From Saturday, September 16 to Sunday, November 19, 2023, Civic Creative Base Tokyo hosts Embodiment++, an exhibition of the work of MPLUSPLUS, a crew of stage technologists known for its performances using sound, video, and light. The exhibition showcases MPLUSPLUS\u2019s latest endeavor: a performance featuring robots that go beyond the human. In addition, the exhibition provides the first comprehensive overview of the products MPLUSPLUS has developed to date. Researchers and artists also give talks about how technology is expanding and enhancing the human body. [Outline]Expanding the Body through Technology: Questioning the Future of Human Physicality in the Real and Virtual World Will we be able to accept and go beyond the physicality that robots and technology are set to usher in? At a time when developments like AI are augmenting humans, this work presents a whole new kind of technologized physicality. \u25b6\ufe0e The exhibition showcases MPLUSPLUS\u2019s latest endeavor: a performance featuring robots that go beyond the human With a background as a dancer, MPLUSPLUS CEO Fujimoto Minoru pursued research into wearable computing and received a PhD in engineering. Following a stint as a university educator, he launched MPLUSPLUS to develop original LED devices. Fujimoto has attempted to update the human body through stage performances and other projects. As a further means of engaging with this aspiration, the new work presented at the exhibition is an installation featuring robots that transcend human ability. Exhibited Works:&#8220;Unknown Rhythms\u30fcHumanized Clock&#8221; (new work)&#8220;Morphing Elegance \u30fcRobotic Choreographer&#8221; (2018 \/ 2023)&#8220;Vitality of Light\u30fcLight-emitting Existence&#8221; (new work) \u25b6\ufe0e Comprehensive Showcase of a Decade of MPLUSPLUS Products MPLUSPLUS is known for its LEDs staging for performances by music groups like EXILE and AKB48, and for its appearance on America\u2019s Got Talent. The members of MPLUSPLUS have developed many products and systems for use as tools for dancers, musicians, and other performers, fusing art and technology to pioneer a form of Gesamtkunstwerk or \u201ctotal artwork.\u201d The exhibition offers the first ever comprehensive showcase of around ten types of products that MPLUSPLUS has developed to date. Some of the exhibits are interactive. \u25b6\ufe0e Events Exploring Various Research Fields and Cultural Scenes The exhibition includes talks and workshops featuring human augmentation engineers and artists active in the fields of media art, design, dance, and more. 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