[A szöveg csak angol nyelven érhető el] An immersive exhibition in which digital pictorial images interact with the age-old sounds of the Nagauta shamisen, an instrument traditionally played by geishas in tea houses and in Kabuki theatre in ancient Japan. Joining the fray – or rather, taking a leisurely stroll – are elusive, ever-changing electronic sounds and a performative voice: spoken, diverted, embraced. The text carves out a space within the infinitely vast realm of the audio-visual imagination, where the rules are dictated by synaesthetic principles as articulated by Michel Chion.
Every culture has its own way of perceiving aimless wandering; in Italian we use terms such as bighellonare or andare a zonzo, whilst in Neapolitan, with slightly different nuances, there is ‘papariare’ (also used, exceptionally, to mean ‘swimming like a duck’ or ‘enjoying something’) or ‘ngingiuliare’ (to loiter).
Sansaku is the term used in Japan: the most elegant, ideal for describing a cultural or intellectual stroll. It is not simply a walk for exercise, but a leisurely stroll to enjoy the scenery, a historic garden or, indeed, the works of art within an exhibition. In France,
Flâneur refers to a person who wanders idly through the city streets, unhurried, experiencing and savouring emotions whilst observing the surroundings.
