✨ OCT 14th in NYC ✨
Japanese calligraphy “shodo” live performance with piano improvisation.
We’re excited to showcase a unique pairing of dynamic sensibilities and storytelling. The live performance of calligraphy and music is an expression of poetry– through a visual trace of time, movement, and emotion.
Hailing from Japan, the master calligrapher @rierihaku will use large brushes to write selected characters of the season on the walls in her live performance, while Ayaka Matsui interacts with each stroke and meaning behind the characters and improvises on the piano.
RSVP link in bio! Hope to see you there 🤍
COME JOIN US TOMORROW!
Transformative breathwork session led by @thechriskeener and live piano soundbath by @ayaka_matsui . It will be a special experience, not to miss. Head over to @mudwtrgather to book your spot 😊 See you there ✨
“Why do we create? Because we feel. And we want others to feel.”
When AI can generate art, why do we exist?
I’ve been asking this question to myself over the past decade or so, ever since Deepmind-powered art (do you remember those?!) started popping up in my daily life in San Francisco about 10 years ago. We’ve come such a long way since then, but the question still is here and more prevalent. AI is certainly powerful, and transforming our creative work/play.
It’s a privilege that we feel. And we get to transmute these emotions to tell stories. That’s how we connect deep within ourselves and to others, heal ourselves and each other, by feeling and releasing our emotions. I love exploring and sharing this magical power of music.
It was so much fun live scoring to @harleycortez ‘s film essay with @andybaldwin77 at the closing reception yesterday. The theme evolved around immigration and coyote as a symbol of a creator in South American culture etc. I always love learning about ancestral cultures and rituals from different parts of the world— there is a lot of wisdom that is still relevant in the modern society we live in. 🕊️ Art is one of the most powerful ways to tell these cultural stories. Special thanks to Harley and Andy for the collab 🤗
When the world is chaotic,
we find calmness in structure and order.
Visiting the zen temple, originally built almost 700 years ago, I felt such strong connection with nature. 🍃
Within the thoughtful structure, it felt like the architecture was built to harmonize with the nature. From every part of the temple, I felt the wind caressing against my skin, heard the birds sing and trees chattered and saw the surrounding beautiful zen gardens.
Apparently the temple was given the land 1,000 years ago. It’s wild to imagine, what the land has held as a sacred place for the last millennial. The architect of this 700 year-old temple is not known and obviously not “award-winning” or anything, but they knew, the secret to well-being is let nature be part of the structure and our life. 😌🎹
@gokurakuji.jokanzan
Photo captured by @aallaux
Music heals 🍃❤️🩹😌
If you know of anyone who was displaced due to the fires in LA, please share ✨
We will be offering piano sound healing from 1:30pm! 💖
@peaceofhomela
Meditation and creative session at Gokuraku-ji, a zen temple that is about 700 years old.
You could almost feel the weight of history, while admiring the courtyard garden.
The intentional architectural design incorporates nature be part of your experience wherever you are in the temple. You feel the wind blowing from one window to another on the other side, have the open view of the trees in the garden from all the rooms. The thoughtfully designed structure feels natural and comfortable, making you feel at ease and in flow.
The serenity inspired me to find my inner rhythm and harmony. Swipe to take a listen to what came out 🤍🎹
Thank you @hossantensan for leading us through the zazen meditation and hosting us 🙏☺️
@gokurakuji.jokanzan
Shinrin-yoku experience in the City. We brought the forest from the UK to the middle of New York City. Co-creating harmony with the nature through cello and piano improvisation.
Shinrin-yoku (English: forest bathing) is a Japanese ritual where you immerse yourself in deep nature and connect with the nature spirits and ourselves. It’s a beautiful practice to harmonize with the nature within us and finding our own rhythm, while creating harmony with our environment and everyone around us.
Come check out our next Shinrin-yoku performance next Friday 9/27 at @lumestudios for Subjective Art Festival🍃 Link in bio ✨
Cello @rubinofkodheli
Piano @ayaka_matsui
Film: @nissamarianishikawa
DOP: @themackate
Editing: @aallaux
Captured by @magna.crea
Tonight we are so excited to showcase special collaborations amongst artists who are passionate about creating imaginative worlds through music and visual art. Buckle up, we are going places! 💫 🌈
Link in bio to learn more 🌟
Artists:
@pianoaround@rubinofkodheli@frepykinz14@nissamarianishikawa@ayaka_matsui
🌟Event Announcement 🌟
We’re excited to invite you to Evening of Music Immersion on Aug 15th, Thursday at the iconic LUME Studios in New York City.
Through the performance, you will be transported to the worlds of our musicians and visual artists – Rubin Kodheli @rubinofkodheli (cello), Ayaka Matsui @ayaka_matsui (piano), Dotan Negrin @pianoaround (synthesizer), Yeisuke @frepykinz14 (visual) and Nissa Nishikawa @nissamarianishikawa (visual).
The musicians will be live composing to the visual work— it truly will be a special experience 💫 Special thanks to @lumestudios and Giant Ledge @giant.ledge for the collaboration and support.
Enjoy the little break from the hustle and bustle of the city, and flow in the multi-sensory performance. Hope to see you there!
Save your spot 🙌 Link in bio
Celebration of creativity on the Summer Solstice, full moon, trip around the sun 💫🥳
Embracing freedom and pure heart in creativity more than ever before. It feels like with each year, shedding the need to become “somebody” and returning to the roots.
Letting ourselves feel, transmuting the emotions into creating, sharing the play — how lucky are we to make that the essence of life 🤍
Honored to co-create magic with dearest artist friends I admire very much. Special thanks to the one and only, talented @lexie_harp_ for co-visioning and creating the special experience with me 🤍 and @biobuyer for hosting us.
So much ♥️ and gratitude to all the amazing artists
angelic voice @angelina_stati
soul-vibrating beats @jstone
heavenly shakuhachi @adamrobinsonshaku
Serene movements @nissamarianishikawa
beautiful heartfelt vocal & guitar @lotyscott
making us feel through your words @annabelle.herenow
Culinary cultural brilliance @conscious_vero
Capturing the moments 📸 @inbargoldd
