Ryoji Ikeda

datamatics [ver.2.0] is the second audiovisual concert in Ikeda’s datamatics series‚ an art project that explores the potential to perceive the invisible multi–substance of data that permeates our world. Using pure data as a source for sound and visuals, datamatics combines abstract and mimetic presentations of matter, time and space in a breathtakingly accomplished work. Projecting dynamic, computer-generated imagery – in pared down black and white with striking colour accents – Ikeda’s intense yet minimal graphic renderings of data progress through multiple dimensions. Ikeda creates a soundtrack that reflects the imagery through meticulous layering of sonic components, producing immense and apparently boundless acoustic spaces. The technical dynamics of the piece, such as its extremely fast frame rates and variable bit depths, continue to challenge and explore the thresholds of our perceptions.