In general, composing a work means adapting to the physical limitations imposed by musical instruments and the acoustic limitations of the human ear. Yet, through the use of various materials and ephemeral characters, the artist can go beyond the conventional musical tone creation by surpassing these limits. Each composition thus becomes a daring exploration that challenges the extreme imagination.

Inspired by the intricate combination of materials, in Instruments of Desire the soundless compositions become a harmonic interplay between the tangible and the ethereal. The series invites us to listen with open ears and an open heart, as the artist pushes the limits of human perception to the infinite horizons of musical expression.

Image: Cristina Marx - Photomusix

By Reiko Yamada

In collaboration with Festival Mixtur

Reiko Yamada: composer and sound artist born in Hiroshima. She writes concert works, creates sound installations and often collaborates in interdisciplinary projects. Her work explores the aesthetic concept of imperfection in various contexts. She has received commissions from New Music USA, Canada Council for the Arts, IRCAM, CIRMMT, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Zentrum für Orgelforschung der Kunstuniversität Graz and the European Commission, among others. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the ICFO (Inst. de Ciencias Fotónicas) and composer-in-residence at the Phonos Foundation (Barcelona).

www.reikoyamada.com