Ars Electronica Festival · 1997
Music Plays Images x Images Play Music
by Toshio Iwai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
🏆 Golden Nica · Prix Ars Electronica 1997
Toshio Iwai and Ryuichi Sakamoto's “Music Plays Images x Images Play Music” was honoured with the Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica 1997, category Interactive Art.
"Music Plays Images x Images Play Music" is a multi-media concert that uses the system of Toshio Iwai's piano piece and visualizes a musical performance by Ryuichi Sakamoto in real time. The idea for this collaborative performance has its origins in Toshio Iwai's installation "Piano as image media" created at the…
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.