TATSURU ARAI Composer,Sound/Visual Artist,Creator of Gesamtkunstwerk
Immersive Installation "Face Of Universe"
“Face of Universe”
Face of Universe — Project Background & Conceptual Framework
The Face of Universe project was initiated amidst a global energy crisis. Life on Earth is fundamentally sustained by energy; at its core, our entire ecosystem originates from the solar nuclear fusion energy of the sun. Over vast geological time scales, energy continuously circulates within these complex systems through the dual forces of entropy and self-organization.
In this framework, the flower functions as the symbolic "face of the ecosystem"—a sensory tangible interface of these invisible cosmic dynamics. The particles continuously falling from the flowers serve as a visual metaphor representing the delicate, precarious balance between chaotic entropic dispersion and the structuring energy of self-organization.Another critical dimension of Face of Universe is the epistemic premise that no human can fully comprehend the totality of this cosmic reality. However, art possesses the unique capacity to render the imperceptible visible, giving form to phenomena that evade direct observation.Through this project, these scientific and philosophical inquiries are sublimated into an immersive, multi-sensory experience that unifies sound, visual architecture, and spatial structures. Ultimately, Face of Universe stands as a structured manifestation of my artistic research—a holistic space where natural laws, human technosphere, and theoretical concepts converge into an experiential reality.
He performed at the Philharmonie de Paris during the Nemo Biennale,in 2023 at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, CIKE (Slovakia), ISEA 2023 (France),Silent Green/Transmediale 2025(Berlin),Art Basel in Hong Kong 2025 ,Art Dubai 2025(UAE) Dangdai Art and Idea 2025(Taiwan),ACC(Asia cultur center) in Gwanju 2023 (Korea),RIXC 2024 at National Library in Riga(Latvia),Madatac 2023 (Spain), and Share Festival (Italy).Sonica Glasgow, Japan Fest in Lithuania.
"Face Of Universe" at CIKE/EMAP residency
Exhibition Oct-Dec 2023 at Kunsthalle in Kosice Slovakia
EMAP artist Tatsuru Arai presents his current project Face of the Universe at Art & Tech Days Kosice in the framework of his residency at CIKE.
Together with his collaborating artist Boris Vaitovič, he will document the digital shapes of flowers in Kosice and use artificial intelligence to recreate them. Creating a way to experience part of the essence of the universe through images and sound, is the collaborative artistic duo’s vision of an artwork that allows for a better understanding of human perception and cognition. This work will therefore also mediate communication between human and artificial intelligence.
16 05 2025 "Face Of Universe" NEO BOTANICA presentation @clap Torino/Turin Graphic days in Turin Italy
15-end of May 2025 Face Of Universe @Sevil Dolmaci Gallery in Istanbul Turkey
08-18 05 2025 "Face Of Universe" NEO BOTANICA presentation@Turin Graphic days in Turin Italy
09-11 05 2025 Face Of Universe @Dangdai Art fair Taipei by TAEX in Taipei Taiwan
18-20 04 2025 Face Of Universe @ Art Dubai by TAEX in Dubai UAE
26 03 2025 Face Of Universe @ LARRY's List collectors dinner by TAEX at Art Basel in Hong Kong
20-29 03 2025 Mapping "Face of Universe" on the city halle Lüdenscheid @LICHTROUTEN in Lüdenscheid Germany
17.03-28 04 2025 Virtual Exhibition "Face of Universe" @Loop Art Crititique
13-14.02 2025 Face Of Universe @ NFT Paris/TAEX in Paris France
06.02-08.03 2025 "Face of Universe" at Exhibition "Neo Botanica" @LOAD Gallery in Barcelona Spain
15-17.01 2025 Workshop @ Silent green EMAP Group Show in Berlin Garmany
08.01 2025 Performance Re-solarization @Opening Exhibition at Silent green EMAP Group Show in Berlin Garmany
08-18.01 2025 Installation "Face of Universe" @Silent green EMAP Group Show in Berlin Garmany
01-10 11 2024 new Installation "Face of Universe" @Museum für Gestaltung /DA Z Festival in Zurich Switzerland
24-27 10 2024 Installation "Face of Universe" @MARKK museum at fluctoplasma festival in Hamburg Germany
22-26 10 2024 Installation "Face of Universe" @National Libraly of Latovia RIAX in RIga Latvia
04-06 10 2024 Installation "Face of Universe" @RADER Bucharest Romania
02-06 10 2024 Installation "Face of Universe" @GOLDSTÜCKE Lighting Festival in Ruhr/Gelsenkirchen Germany
08 2024 released short video work "Face of Universe" on the NFT by TAEX
29.05 2024 Installation "Face of Universe" @LTK4 im Lutherturm Köln-Südstadt Germany
04 2024 Installation "Face of Universe" @the Holy Art Gallery in London USA
04 2024 Installation "Face of Universe" @the Holy Art Gallery in New York USA
11-17 03 2024 Installation "Face of Universe" @"Data Dreams" eARTh Gallery in London UK
24.02 2024 Installation "Face of Universe" @Manifest 2024 Alt Münze Berlin Germany
22.12 2023 - 25.02 2024 Installation "Face of Universe" @ACC(Asia culture center ) in Guanju Korea
01.11 2023 - 01.03 2024 Installation "Face of Universe" @The Wrong Biennale 2023/24/META-MORPHOSIS digital in Portugal
31.10 -01.11 2023 Installation "Face of Universe" @Share Festival Festival in Turin Italy
25.10 2023 Installation "Face of Universe" @Madatac12 in Madrid Spain
16-20.10 2023 new Installation "Face of Universe " at ART & tech Days in CIKE(Creative Industry Kosice) in Slovakia
EMAP (European Media Art Platform) residency program 2023
14.10 2023 Projection mapping "Face of Universe" @Mapsion Festival in Eurajoki Finland
12.09 2023 Installation "Face of Universe" @POMA Gallery in Kosice Slovakia
08-10.09 2023 Installation "Face of Universe" @NUR Festival in Kazan Russia
08.09 2023 A.I. Art work at exactly a.i. Exhibition @Shoreditch Arts Club in London UK
26.08-24.09 2023 Installation "Face of Universe " Exhibition Music/sound/Audio Projection @LCB depot in Leicester UK
01.08-15.09 2023 Installation "Face of Universe " by ISEA 2023 Paris @L'unique - Musée Dehors in Caen/Marseille France
03-04 11 2022 Installation work "Face of universe" @IMAGE PLAY International Video Art Festival 2022 in Portugal
31 09-03 10 2022 "Installation" @ZERO1NE festival 2022 in Seoul South Korea
