MUSIC TODAY HAYAMA / FACES

The music concert series "MUSIC TODAY HAYAMA" and the exhibition "FACES" were scheduled to be held at the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Hayama, but have been canceled. This is very unfortunate, but we are currently in a time of quiet. Coincidentally, the concept of the concert and exhibition was "contact." This word has been a theme of mine in recent years, but of course, its meaning changes before and after COVID-19.

The concert series "MUSIC TODAY HAYAMA" will be held four times in total. It will feature TypogRAPy, consisting of Daijiro Ohara, Illrime, Saho Terao, and myself; a performance by Akio Suzuki and Tomoko Sauvage; a three-hour performance by Marginal Consort; and a live improvisation session by U-zhaan and me, with KOM_I as a guest. Honestly, I thought, "Ah, I wish I could have done that!" but I will do my best to hold these plans on another occasion, in a different form.

The exhibition was titled "FACES," which means "to confront." It's a word derived from "contact," and I think of it as having almost the same meaning. The exhibition featured Isogai Hiroshi, Elena Tutatchikova, Okada Osamu, Hasunuma Shuta, and Yoshimura Hiroshi. The artists had inspected the venue together, exchanging opinions and envisioning an exhibition that would be created by everyone.
We will also be exhibiting graphics by Daijiro Ohara and Shun Ishizuka, who were in charge of graphic design.

In any case, I feel we have been given time to wait quietly. It is important to take time to reflect on the past. An era will come in which a new perspective will be necessary. We are always thinking. Right now, I would like to prepare for the next announcement.

Shuta Hasunuma