Harappa : Rie Nakajima (& Li Song)[Upcoming]

Harappa, in Japanese, means an open, empty, green field. 

This two-day event will be a series of happenings, such as performances, conversations and perhaps more, to take place in the open courtyard of Project DIVFUSE. 

Rie Nakajima is a a sculptor living in London. She creates sounds using combination of motorised devices and daily objects. It can be installation or performance. Fusing sculpture and sound, her artistic practice is open to chance and the influence of others. Her first major solo exhibition was held at IKON Gallery in Birmingham in 2018. She has also worked with Museo Vostell Malpartida (Cáceres), Association de Le Cyclop (Milly la Forêt), ShugoArts (Tokyo), Donaueschinger Music Festival (Donaueschinger), and Cafe OTO (London). Her collaborators are Pierre Berthet, Angharad Davies, David Cunningham, Keiko Yamamoto, miki yui, hans.w.koch, Marie Roux, Billy Steiger, David Toop and Akira Sakata.

Li Song is a musician and computer programmer based in London. His work explores networked computer music systems, acoustic phenomena, percussion and portable & laptop built-in speakers. Recent works include Two Movements (with Conal Blake and Regan Bowering, Feedback Moves 2024), 28th Dec, Arakawa (with Maeda Yasuyuki, Ftarri 2023), Two Snare Drums (Infant Tree 2022).