Ko Nakajima Trailers
KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts– Trailer
Nakajima Ko began his career in experimental animation with the creation of works such as Seizoki (1964). At his solo exhibition at the Sogetsu Art Center, a space for avant-garde art in 1960s Tokyo, he produced Seizoki by painting directly on the film between screenings. His perennial interest in integrating new technologies, exploring the potential of film, video, and eventually computer animation, joined his desire to explore human intersections with nature, as seen in his Biological Cycle series (1971-); he created the first work in the series, Biological Life (1971-), by copying manipulated film footage onto video, then further manipulating the work with a video synthesizer.
In 1971, Nakajima established Video Earth Tokyo, the pioneering video-art collective. Nakajima used one of the earliest available portable video recorders to document Video Earth Tokyo performance pieces and teach the new technology. Video Earth Tokyo members created works, broadcast works on cable television, and participated in international exhibitions and emergent CG (computer graphics) conferences. In 1982, Nakajima introduced his Aniputer. Aniputer technology allowed wide access to creation of video animation, as this personal portable computer integrated with a video camera, developed in collaboration with Japan Victor Company (JVC), allowed any user to directly manipulate video and images on a screen, creating animations in real time. Nakajima used his expertise manipulating film, photography, and video with computer technology to create what is perhaps his best known work, Mt. Fuji (1984), a ninety-minute rhythmic meditation on nature, spirituality, and perspective. Nakajima has produced works in France, Canada, New Zealand, and Denmark. Representative works include Biological Cycle series (1971-), My Life series (1976-), Mt. Fuji (1984), and Dolmen (1987). His works are in permanent collections internationally, including in Centre Georges Pompidou (France), The Museum of Modern Art (U.S.), Long Beach Museum of Art Video Archive (U.S.), and the Getty Research Institute Special Collections (U.S.).
Most Popular Ko Nakajima Trailers
Total trailers found: 24
01 January 1971
The series, based on the first 16mm film that was shot in a studio with Nakajima’s family and birds, moves through media and processing transformations over many iterations over the years.
01 January 1984
A seven minute rhythmic meditation on nature, spirituality, and perspective.
01 January 1971
The series, based on the first 16mm film that was shot in a studio with Nakajima’s family and birds, moves through media and processing transformations over many iterations over the years.
19 January 2019
The Rooms in the Photographs — Ko Nakajima’s Rooms Directed by Ko Nakajima, Photography by Hitoshi Kubo and Yosuke Nakagawa.
01 January 1982
The series, based on the first 16mm film that was shot in a studio with Nakajima’s family and birds, moves through media and processing transformations over many iterations over the years.
01 January 1973
Early experiment by Ko Nakajima.
01 January 1987
A work produced in Brittany, France, with funding from the French government and employing local CG artists, the main subject is the Stonehenge.
01 January 1976
This work was started in 1967 as a documentation of Nakajima’s life. The footage was edited into a single piece for the first time in 1974, in time to show the work to the curator Barbara London, who was visiting Japan.
31 March 1974
In this tape, Ko Nakajima and Video Earth Tokyo interview a homeless man. The subject is initially angry and frustrated, but gradually opens up and shares stories about his life.
01 January 1975
A work of Video Earth Tokyo, it is an interview with a homeless who lived in the Aoyama cemetery. Photography by Michael Goldberg.
01 January 1963
After graduating from Tama University of Arts, Nakajima made this work with the intention of submitting to the Sogetsu Animation Festival.
01 January 1988
A sequel to Dolmen, the work features Rangitoto, a volcano in New Zealand that resembles Mount Fuji. Produced in New Zealand, the project was funded by a local television station.
01 January 1971
A feminine crossdresser explores their sexuality.
14 March 1989
Art Com Video #2. A collection of video and performance art mostly from Japan (one is from a Canadian Artist and the piece is about Japan) and includes these pieces: Mt.
01 January 1971
The series, based on the first 16mm film that was shot in a studio with Nakajima’s family and birds, moves through media and processing transformations over many iterations over the years.
01 January 1975
A political work in which Ko Nakajima opposes himself to the Vietnam War.
01 January 1964
This is an animation using the “Kaki-mation” technique. This piece can be shown as a multiscreen piece with 3 screens.
01 January 1975
A work of Video Earth Tokyo. Carrying in the rice cooker to the Shinkansen (express train), the group cooked rice between Tokyo and Nagoya.
01 January 1990
This work features the salt marshes of Montpellier France, and uses computer graphics to create fantastical imagery.
01 January 1971
This work was created to commemorate the reversion of Okinawa to Japan.
10 April 2013
Video began as a medium that inspired discovery. This art documentary traces the expressive roots of “media art” in Japan — works of video, performances, and installations created using video technology that allowed for free and creative visual expression.
01 January 2014
Made at the sites of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, this work is a collaboration with Butoh dancer Takumi Harada.
01 January 1970
The document, which splices together footage from both Osaka and Montreal, offers a rare comparative insight into the two events.
