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. 


Yakumo Honjin is 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.

Yakumo Honjin is accompanied by intimate performances by percussionists Eugene Ughetti and Matthias Schack-Arnott, harpist Takayo Matsumura (Japan), and violonist Yasutaka Hemmi (Japan). 




David Young – Composer

Rosemary Joy – instrument artist

Peter Humble – video artist

Yasutaka Hemmi (Japan) – violin

Takayo Matsumura (Japan) – 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.

WHERE: West Space: Level 1, 15 - 19 Anthony Street

WHEN: Monday 28th June 2010

PERFORMANCE TIMES: 7.45pm, 8.15pm

TICKETS: $12/$10

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

Images: Rosemary Joy and Peter Humble