Commentary: In representing Mr. Nagase, who exists across the dimensions of media, what I had in mind was to show the moment of crossing between dimensions. The passage back and forth between dimensions gradually accelerates, until eventually it crosses dimensions frame by frame. So rapid that the temporal arrangement can be mistaken for spatial contact, and with a movement of flicker that is too fast to stop and yet seems to stand still, the translucent body placed within it can touch you on the retina, between frame and frame. The haze that only becomes visible through motion was also fitting for a melody that feels as if carved out of a raging current—or perhaps written automatically—gentle / eerie / light. Listen to the blur, like a lump of light, with your eyes and ears.

Commentary: [triggering Save Lives ver.] is a new work born in response to the global pandemic, continuing the original [triggering] performance. A visualized representation of COVID-19 has been added to the conventional geometric motifs of [triggering], further enhancing the original interplay between sound and image. The work aims to create a stark contrast between “synesthesia,” the original theme of triggering, and the “chaos” brought about by the ongoing pandemic. “triggering Save Lives ver.” is an updated version of the AV work “triggering” series, which has been performed since 2014, and was created amid the global pandemic. By adding visualized representations of COVID-19 to the synchronization of sound with conventional geometric motifs and color patterns, the work aims to move back and forth between “synesthesia,” the theme of triggering, and the “chaos” caused by the pandemic.

The music video for VESPERBELL's original song, newly written by Hiiragi Magnetite and featured on "SPOTLIGHT vol.2"