涌井智仁

Born in Niigata Prefecture in 1990, currently residing in Tokyo. An artist and musician, he also presents works as a performer and serves as director and curator of the alternative space "WHITEHOUSE" located in Hyakunincho, Shinjuku, demonstrating a wide range of activities.
Focusing on the chain of negation in history (such as the elimination of organisms, the loss of technologies, and the denial of "chance"), this research explores the possibilities of "possible/possible worlds" by re-examining them.
By re-examining and re-editing existing technologies, and through considerations that look not only at the present but also at the future, this work presents alternative values. It critically examines the concepts of "novelty" and "progress" that have been emphasized in conventional media studies, and advocates "media archaeology" by focusing on the continuity of culture and media experiences.
The works are created by freely combining old and new technologies, such as AI, computers, and the characteristics of audio equipment, using media waste and unwanted materials that are abundant and accumulating around the world as raw materials.

Image of the artwork: Photography by Naoki Takehisa
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