Tatsuru Arai

Tatsuru Arai is a Japanese composer, sound-graphic programmer, and creator of Gesamtkunstwerk. Arai’s main artistic direction lies in integrating classical compositions into new technology and presenting the fundamental physical nature of the universe in the form of perceptual experiences that have the aesthetics of “geometric structure”. The human perception of sound, a physical phenomenon, influences human beings and the “geometric structure” is a fundamental pillar that allows us to understand the true nature of the universe. Thus, Arai focuses on creating a way to experience even a part of the nature of the universe through sound. Since 2016 he has been composing Hyper Serial Music — the algorithm music generated by state-of-the-art technology such as Artificial Intelligence — that adds innovation to the principle of Serialism three-point: "structural", "complex" and "noisy". He has performed this work in over 70 cities. Tatsuru Arai holds a BA in Composition from Tokyo College of Music and an MA in Composition, Computer-programming and Multimedia art from Academy of Music (Berlin). His work was performed and shown internationally at events, such as Kinetica Art Festival (London, UK), REMAKE Festival (Berlin, Germany), Signal Festival 2017 (Cagliari, Italy), Intermediale Festival (Legnica, Poland), CTM Transmediale festival (Berlin, Germany), Klankvorm (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Sonic Acts Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands), ACT Festival (Gwangju, South Korea). The Project “Face Of Universe” started at the Zerone Festival in Seoul, South Korea, and in 2023 exhibited at CIKE (Creative industry Kosice) as EMAP (European Media Art) Residency in Slovakia, ISEA 2023 in Paris/Marseille/Cean, Madatac 2023 in Madrid, Share Festival/Turin Art Week in Turin etc. In a similar project performance works "Re-Solarization" and other collaborated performances were held Sonica Glasgow, LPM Münster, Japan fest in Kaunas Lithuania, etc. Also, in April 2023, video work performance “Face Of Universe” was performed at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall. In December 2023 “Re-solarization” was performed at Philharmonie de Paris at Nemo Biennale in Paris. Tatsuru lives and works in Berlin.