Asuna Arashi
At EMS February 27–March 5, 2025
ASUNA is a Japanese sound artist who has gained renewed recognition in recent years within the experimental music and art scene.
Beginning his creative journey in the late 90s, ASUNA immersed himself in Tokyo’s experimental and improvised music scene from his teenage years. His work holds an interdisciplinary approach to art with influences from hardcore/punk, juxtaposed with a surprising sweetness in his music.
ASUNA’s signature work Each Organ (2002), is a sound installation that reinterpret the concept of things from etymology. He followed this with Organ Leaf (2003), an album of reed organ drones and serene electronics, released on the Spanish label Lucky Kitchen. Over the years, he has released music on various labels, including Meeuw Muzak, Senufo Editions, Faitiche, and 12k.
In addition to his recorded work, ASUNA has often performed with 100 Toys, an avant-garde performance featuring large array of toys. His most recent project, 100 Keyboards, is a site-specific performance that incorporates over 100 toy keyboards, focusing on physical acoustic phenomena such as interference sounds and moire resonance. This work has been featured at numerous prestigious international art festivals and theaters, including BAM in New York.
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