2019年8月3日から9月29日まで、宮城県石巻市で開催されたReborn-Art-Festival（リボーンアート・フェスティバル）にて、萩浜エリアの山の麓にある洞窟の奥で蠢く光のインスタレーション「Emerge」を公開。戦時中に旧日本海軍が魚雷を格納するために作られたこの洞窟は、戦後数十年を経て、入り口周辺は植物で覆われ、岩の表面は苔生し、原始的な迫力を感じさせる雰囲気を醸し出している。「Emerge」は、時に激しく、軌跡をランダムに描き出しながら、暗がりの中でさまざまな表情を見せ、鑑賞者に「アニマ＝動きに宿る、いのち」を感じさせる。

Created as an internal simulator for “Interface Prototype for Different Natures,” exhibited in “Surprisingly Heartful,” the third installment of the 8th KUMA EXPERIMENT, a group exhibition by KUMA Foundation grantees. Based on an artificial ecosystem simulator that uses GPGPU technology to calculate the real-time interactions of large numbers of artificial life forms, it was designed to create a space in which artificial life living in computational space and humans (viewers) living in physical space could interact on equal terms. To that end, I built a system using hardware and sensors that enabled both sides to interact spontaneously with one another. From the perspective of the video work itself, I also incorporated expressions such as the surface of a liquid, exploring ways to make the boundary feel less apparent when exhibited on a touch display.