mu

From Rhizome Artbase
Tomoko kawai
2003
Description

This piece aims to express the concept of mu, a Japanese word that means absolute nothingness. Patterned visuals and audio represent the mind bombarded with stimuli; by moving the mouse to control volume and pattern generation, visitors begin to notice the parts behind the whole and move towards a greater understanding, which is much like the training that goes into achieving the state of mu.

Rhizome staff
2021

This piece aims to express the concept of 'mu,' a Japanese word that means absolute nothingness. Patterned visuals and audio represent the mind bombarded with stimuli. By moving the mouse to control audio volume and pattern generation-- with both open and closed eyes-- visitors bigin to notice the parts behind the whole and move towards a greater understanding that is much like the training that goes into achieving the state of "mu."

Tomoko kawai
21 February 2003
Legacy descriptive tags
Mu
Attribution: Tomoko kawai
Narrative, Conceptual, Abstract, netart, interact, digital, audio, Shockwave, Visual
Attribution: Rhizome staff
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static files
21 February 2003
cloning
Rhizome staff