Lyota Yagi bookmark
By the contributing artist
For Bookmark ArtAsiaPacific invites an artist to share some of their online sources of inspiration and intrigue. This week we asked Lyota Yagi, featured in AAP Issue 76, “New Currents.”
A number of young artists in Japan and elsewhere are developing practices that specifically explore audio and kinetic media, using electrical appliances, industrial lights or outmoded and self-enhanced audio equipment as instruments, to create performances, videos and kinetic installations. Yagi’s practice stands out for its cool balance of aesthetic and conceptual concerns. He often creates works that deconstruct audio and information technologies, not only the devices themselves but also their modes of operation, storage and communication.
