Yakumo Honjin – Aphids

Aphids: David Young - composer, Rosemary Joy - instrument artist, Peter Humble - video artist, Yasutaka Hemmi (Japan) - violin, Takayo Matsumura (Japan) - harp, Eugene Ughetti & Matthias Schack-Arnott - percussion, Adam Stewart - woodwork, Thea Baumann - executive producer

Aphids is a small, artist-led cultural organisation creating collaborations across art-forms and borders. Based in Melbourne, Aphids undertakes cross-artform projects usually involving contemporary music, international cross-cultural exchanges and collaborations.

Yakumo Honjin is a music and video installation for video, miniature percussion, violin and harp, and is inspired by a 280 year old samurai hotel located on Lake Shinji. The work has evolved from a creative development residency which took place in the samurai hotel in 2007, and performances and projection based installation presented at Karakoro Art Studio, and in Matsue Castle's drum turret. Yakumo Honjin explores the concept of 'oku' – or hidden – a theory which informs traditional architecture, garden design and music.

• Fri 2nd July & Sat 3rd July - performances 
• Tues 29th June – Sat 10th July - exhibition 
• Fri 2nd - official opening from 6.00pm - short excerpts live. 
• Sat 3rd - full performance 2.30, 3.15, 4.00pm
  
• Bookings essential for Sat 3rd: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (07) 4050 9496
• KickArts, Gallery 2, Centre of Contemporary Arts, 96 Abbott St
• Free