Hiroshi Murakami × Meerkat-girl Collaboration Performance
Sound Poetry for the bathtub
Sound poetry for the old bathhouse space in BUoY's basement.
Poem by Meerkat-girl:
Cold cold cold cold
I found myself here
My skin blisters
I lose my senses
I'm chilly, cold
Who got the tub ready
Who turned on the faucet
Who prepared the container
The water's up to my shoulders
She was saying.
"Art must be beautiful."
"Artists must be beautiful."
Breathless, cold, cold, bitter
He's like that, too. Someone called him "performance monkey."
Is this liquid like water, I always feel like I'm drowning
Is it words like water, or is it everyday life like words
Chilly cold bitter
Chilly cold bitter
Oh no, oh no, I really can't get my footing
I can swim, but I don't think I can swim
"Performance monkey"
"Art must be beautiful"
"Artists must be beautiful"
Skin blisters
Loss of sensation
Sleepy, cold, bitter.
A chilly tub reserved just for me.
Who turned on the faucet?
I'm already up to my neck in it.
Who prepared the bathtub?
Who turned on the faucet?
Who prepared the bowl
Who prepared a cold tub just for me
This is the sound of my heart. My pulse is getting more and more erratic
But can't I be a fish?
Can't I be a dog?
Is this liquid water, or do I always feel like I'm drowning?
Is it words like water, or is it everyday life like words?
Afraid cold bitter
Afraid cold bitter
I know, I know
You all see me drowning there, don't you?
Sleepy, cold, bitter.
Sleepy, cold, bitter.
Chilly bathtub, just for me
my head
I'm already head-deep in it
I can't breathe.
My head.
you
You are already soaked
I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe
Breathless, chilly, cold, bitter
Sleepy, chilly, cold, bitter
Performance description below 👇
🌼Meerkat-girl
The poem spoken during the actual performance was more ad-libbed. There was no water in the bathtub, but I wanted my words to project my emotions while adjusting the sound equipment, so I hastily hung the cloth I had brought and projected my face on it. I had an image of a liquid, so I made the cloth bend.
🌼Hiroshi Murakami
I made an algorithmic composition by referring to a genetic algorithm. This program changes the sound by influencing the external input sound. It can be seen as learning, depending on how you look at it. The human words and voice are continually bombarded with the sequences created by the program. The machine continues to operate without emotion. I would like to ask what is a human being.
Sound Poetry for the bathtub dialogue 2022 March 26th コラボパフォーマンス
Hiroshi Murakami X Meerkat-girl
Performance Direction/ Meerkat-girl
Sound/ Meerkat-girl & Hiroshi Murakami
Performance shooting / Bannai Hidenari & Ma Raven
Performance editing / Ma Raven & Bannai Hidenari
Copyright Hiroshi Murakami , Meerkat-girl, March 2022. All rights reserved.