Daito Manabe at dorkbot Sydney & Big In Japan

woah Daito Manabe is going to be at dorkbot sydney this friday http://bit.ly/8S4ZHi

video: eye/face movement -> sound @ http://bit.ly/5SObcO

this is my fav vid of his http://bit.ly/74D7wd from a few years back - video turntablism with Ms Pinky & max/msp - was in awe when I saw this

http://www.daito.ws/en
http://dorkbotsyd.boztek.net
http://biginjapan.com.au
http://www.blackandbluegallery.com.au

dorkbot sydney event details:

What: “People doing strange things with electricity”.
Where: Black & Blue Gallery, 302/267-271 Cleveland Street Redfern
When: Friday 4th December, 5:30 - 6:30
Cost: FREE!

Dorkbot will be having a special presentation by Japanese electronic artist Daito Manabe in conjunction with the opening of Spooky Action at a Distance, a show curated by Amelia Groom at Black & Blue Gallery. The show hosts a selection of ten experimental video works by Japanese artists including the work of Daito Manabe.

After working as a system engineer and a programmer, Daito Manabe graduated from IAMAS (International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences) in 2004.
Redefining the existent media and technologies from unique angles, he has been active in various fields, such as art, design, and even research and development. He produces sounds, images, and light by analyzing and transforming numerical values gained from various sensors and input devices.

He is internationally active as a Turntablist and a Sound Artist using surround/oscillation/super low frequency technology and pursuing sensual peculiarity, commonality and interaction.

This is an interesting video demonstration of his work using electronic stimulus to face: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxdlYFCp5Ic&feature=player_embedded

For more info http://www.daito.ws/en

Daito Manabe is in Sydney for Kirin Big In Japan
http://www.biginjapan.com.au