Review: Kurotsuka Saimon and Yamane Yasutaka's 'Maihime' (161st Kinkin Tea Ceremony 'Unknown and Innocence - The Beginning of Dance')
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Yamane Yasutaka's 'Maihime' uses motion capture and LED technology to explore the boundaries between human and non-human, challenging perceptions of identity.Summary
Yamane Yasutaka's performance 'Maihime' employs motion capture and LED technology to examine the fluid boundaries between human and non-human entities. The work critiques technological mediation of identity, drawing on the concept of the 'ugly valley' to question how humans perceive and interact with artificial or simulated beings. Through synchronized movements and visual metaphors, the piece interrogates the relationship between self-image, technology, and the human condition.
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