Yobi Mizu, by Ami Yamasaki and Ko Ishikawa
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Grand Auditorium Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationAcclaimed musician Ko Ishikawa joins Ami Yamasaki for a unique performance created especially for this occasion. In their duet Yobi Mizu [calling the water], the sounds and vibrations emitted by their very faint but incisive breaths communicate with each other. Ami Yamasaki and Ko Ishikawa become Yobi Mizu, propagating their voices and sounds in the immense space of the Grand Auditorium, summoning and releasing the dormant time and energy of that place.
Ami Yamasaki uses her ears, vocal cords and skin to capture her voice and its echoes. Through her performances and installations, Ami Yamasaki questions the world and the human body and how it can expand through hearing. She was a member of the Asian Cultural Council and the Japan Foundation Asia Centre. She has exhibited and performed in various galleries, museums and festivals internationally and has received several awards for her work.
Ko Ishikawa studied Japanese traditional Gagaku music under his masters Mayumi Miyata, Hideaki Bunno and Sukeyasu Shiba. He is a member of Reigakusha Gagaku Ensembl. He also plays contemporary and experimental music, having been a part of the project of the artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoshihide Otomo, Toshiyuki Omori, Mamoru Fujieda, Julio Estrada, Antoine Beuger, Magnus Grandberg, Paul Schütze, Yuji Takahashi and Toshi Ichiyanagi. He has participated in several renowned international festivals, including Jazz in August at the Gulbenkian Foundation.
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