Supersymmetry, 2014 promotional video

Ryoji Ikeda is an artist from Japan who uses sound, light and digital elements to explore data translation and human perception.

Ikeda's  works are almost exclusively in black and white, and frequently come in the form of huge projected screens, big enough to cover the whole wall of a gallery space. Many of the artist’s pieces are installations that rely on audiences interacting with and moving through a space. The artist’s work Spectra, installed in JFK Airport in 2004, created a tunnel of white light that was permeated with subtle sounds that could only be perceived by moving through them.

Spectra, installation view

Ikeda’s most recent installation work is titled Supersymmetry, and explores the possibility of the scientific concept of supersymmetry, which physicists are currently working to prove or disprove. The artist also creates works that are purely sound-based. 

Supercodex, live  performance photo