“Yakumo Honjin”
David Young, Rosemary Joy, Peter Humble, Yasutaka Hemmi, Takayo Matsumura, Eugene Ughetti, Matthias Schack and Adam Stewart
28 June → 1 Jan 1970

West Space invites you to an upcoming performance of Yakumo Honjin, presented by Aphids.

Yakumo Honjin is a music installation for video, miniature percussion, violin and harp inspired by a 280 year old Samurai Hotel located on Lake Shinji, presented in association with Aphids (Australia) and Sphere (Japan).

Developed in a remote Samurai Hotel in far West Japan in 2007, the work was premiered at Matsue Castle in 2009 and this year will make its first Australian tour to West Space (Melbourne), Elizabeth Bay House as part of the New Music Network Concert Series (Sydney), and up to tropical Far North Queensland as part of On Edge Festival (Cairns). ??

Yakumo Honjin explores the concept of ‘oku’ – or hidden – a theory which informs traditional architecture, garden design and music.?

Two projection-based works created by video artist Peter Humble accompanies the installation of the Yakumo Honjin music instruments and presents intricate details of the samurai guesthouse for which the work has been developed.

David Young – Composer Rosemary Joy – instrument artist
Peter Humble – video artist
Yasutaka Hemmi – violin
Takayo Matsumura – harp
Eugene Ughetti and Matthias Schack-Arnott – percussion
Adam Stewart – woodwork

Founded in 1994, Aphids is a small, artist-led cultural organisation creating collaborations across artforms and borders. Based in Melbourne, Aphids undertakes cross-artform projects usually involving contemporary music, international cross-cultural exchanges and collaborations.

TICKETS: $12/$10
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL Seating is strictly limited. ? Phone: (03) 9534 4008
?Email: info@aphids.net.au

Yakumo Honjin is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body and the New Music Network.