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Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time by M+, West Kowloon Cultural District at The Studio, Grand Stair & M+ Cinema, M+, West Kowloon Cultural District, in 14 February – 5 July 2026. You can view the Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time event venue, event theme, etc. on this page.


  • Festivals Event Name: Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time
  • Related Themes: Museums / Galleries / Public Spaces - West Kowloon Cultural District - Arts
  • Organiser(s): M+, West Kowloon Cultural District
  • Festival Description: eeing sound, hearing time
    celebrates the legacy of Japanese composer, producer and artist Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952–2023). The work is part of a series of ‘installation music’, in which the album is paired with a three-dimensional representation of the music in a gallery space. Shown as a site-specific installation in The Studio, the work features artist Takatani’s visual compositions of Sakamoto’s instruments, plants, books and other object from his studio, projected onto a large LED screen. The images emerge from either side of the screen and dissolve, one pixel at a time, into abstract horizontal lines before regaining their original form. Takatani’s visual interventions are not synchronised with the sound but evolve continuously, creating a parallel time axis within the artwork. The music from async plays through multiple channels in a surround sound system via high-precision speakers, enveloping visitors in an immersive sonic experience.
    The exhibition also features two moving image works created by German artist Carsten Nicolai (born 1965) in 2024,
    ENDO EXO
    and
    PHOSPHENES
    , presented in the Grand Stair. Each piece is paired with music from Sakamoto’s final album,
    12 (2023)
    .
    Photo 1 | Installation view of
    Ryuichi Sakamoto
    |
    seeing sound, hearing time
    at M+, 2026. © 2026 KAB Inc. Photo: Lok Cheng. Image courtesy of M+, Hong Kong
    Photo 2 | Installation view of
    Ryuichi Sakamoto
    |
    seeing sound, hearing time
    at M+, 2026. Still image on screen: Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York. Photo: Lok Cheng. Image courtesy of M+, Hong Kong
    Photo 3 | Installation view of
    Ryuichi Sakamoto
    |
    seeing sound, hearing time
    at M+, 2026. Still image on screen: © Studio Carsten Nicolai, NOTON. Archiv für Ton und Nichtton. Photo: Lok Cheng. Image courtesy of M+, Hong Kong
  • Festival Date: 14 February – 5 July 2026
  • Festival Time: 10am to 6pm, Tuesday to Thursday and Saturday to Sunday;
    10am to 10pm, Friday;
    Closed on Monday
  • Venue Remarks: The Studio, Grand Stair & M+ Cinema, M+, West Kowloon Cultural District
  • Ticket_Price: Free Admissio
  • Website: www.mplus.org.hk/sc/exhibitions/ryuichi-sakamoto-seeing-sound-hearing-time
  • Tel: 2200 0217
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