Soichiro Mihara's “bell” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2015, category Digital Musics & Sound Art. Explore 2 other works by Soichiro Mihara below.
After the disaster I am conscious of listening to a presence that we cannot perceive. The sound comes from a glass bell, triggered by a radiation sensor in the art work. Have you heard this sound before? It is the sound of a wind chime, called a *furin* in Japan. It is said that the *furin* originated in ancient times.
About Soichiro Mihara
Soichiro Mihara (JP), born in 1980, Tokyo, Japan. Works in Kyoto, Japan. Presenting systems as open art works which question the relationship between technology and society. He started the blank project in 2011, when eastern Japan was hit by an earthquake.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.