Chiaki WATANABE (US/JP/DK)
Chiaki Watanabe is a visual artist/designer based in Copenhagen, and New York. She creates
abstract visual music works in various forms: video, live video performance and installation. Her
work explores cross-sensory experience in a minimalist framework by integrating sound and
visual imagery. Known for “hardcore-abstract” visuals. Her interest lies in visual phenomena
within music and music within visual phenomena – visual music in physical space -
psychophysical effects of visual music - how visual music stimulates the senses.
Her works have been presented internationally at festivals, galleries and museums including New
York Video Festival, Microcinema International, European Media Art Festival (DE), Viper New
Media Festival (CH), New York Museum of Modern Art, Austin Museum of Digital Art (US),
Institute of Contemporary Arts (UK), Den Frie Udstilling (DK), and Bergen Kunsthall (NO).
She has performed at venues including Lincoln Center, World Financial Center, Location One,
Eyebeam, Dance Theater Workshop, The Kitchen and Merce Cunningham Studio in New York.
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