ASUNA + RIE NAKAJIMA

Sunday 8 February 2026 6 pm
@ OGR Torino, corso Castelfidardo 22
ASUNA + RIE NAKAJIMA

ASUNA “100 Keyboards”
A mesmerising undulating sonic harmony of ​​one hundred cheap plastic key
ASUNA is a Japanese sound artist recognized internationally in the experimental music and art scene. Active since the late 1990s, he emerged from Tokyo’s improvised music community, blending influences from hardcore and punk to delicate, melodic sound worlds.
His recent large-scale project 100 Keyboards is a site-specific performance featuring over one hundred toy keyboards playing the same key, creating an undulating sonic harmony that is both mesmerizing and mysterious. The work has been presented at major international festivals and venues, including BAM in New York.
ASUNA’s performances often use unconventional sound sources, from wind-up toys to popping candy and kazoos, combining playful experimentation with the profound sensibility of a true avant-garde artist.

RIE NAKAJIMA
An inventive works of mechanical and sound bricolage
Rie Nakajima is a sculptor and sound artist living in London. She creates sounds for installations and performances using a combination of motorised devices and daily objects, fusing sculpture and sound. Her artistic practice is open to chance and the influence of others.
Her first major solo exhibition was held at IKON Gallery in Birmingham in 2018. She has also worked with Museo Vostell Malpartida (Cáceres), Tate Modern (Londra), Serralves Museum (Porto), ShugoArts (Tokyo), Hara Museum (Tokyo), The Wattis (San Francisco) e Cafe OTO (Londra).
Her collaborators are Pierre Berthet, Angharad Davies, David Cunningham, Keiko Yamamoto, miki yui, hans.w.koch, Marie Roux, Billy Steiger, David Toop and Akira Sakata.
Participation included in the admission ticket to the exhibitions of OGR.