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japanese | english
image garden vol.3
Saccadic Suppression
2006.06.05-2006.06.14
sendai mediatheque
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“Saccadic Suppression” is a phenomenon that occurs when we see things. Only the center of the eye can see the world in detail, but we don’t notice this fact in daily life. The eyes are continually moving and the object of attention is translated into electrical signals which are transmitted to the brain, and compose an image by the visual information. This movement is called a “Saccade” and it occurs up to five times a second. However, when we move our eyes quickly, the vision that enters the brain is not blurred. Does this mean our brains correct the blurred images?
Actually, the blurred image between the Saccade is not sent to the brain at all. We call this “Saccadic Suppression”. This means the mind selectively blocks what it does not need to see. For thousands of split seconds a day, we cannot see what happens in the world. What we see is an image of the world that is processed in between the movement of the eyes. This is similar to how a moving image is put together from single frames.
Therefore, we can say that this “Motion Picture” we see is inside the subject’s brain. The image is not simply “shown,” rather, the way the image is made and the way it is received continually work together to produce our perception of the world.
installation
1st floor, open square
11:00am-8:30pm
*5 June, Mon. Start at 6:30pm
(includes opening event)
*14 June, Wed. End at 6:30pm

*An exhibition relays in session, CLICK HERE. (Window Size 720x440 / Require Peal Player to watch it.)
WOW, based in Sendai and Tokyo, is a creative production house for commercials or PVs. Their work was selected for the international Digital Film Festival like resfest and Onedotzero; they work freely in many different styles. Their next installation is an interactive work on the concept of “Existing Image” by WOWLAB for which they designed visuals as an extension of expression with new structures.
Motion Texture website: http://www.motion-texture.com/
WOW' website: http://www.w0w.co.jp/
wowlab' website : http://www.wowlab.net/
screening
11:00am-8:30pm
7th floor, cinema
※1000 yen (For the brochure, sold at the cinema reception desk during the session.) Please show the brochure when you enter the cinema. (You can enter or exit during the screening.) According to circumstances, we may change programs or limit the entrance.
The following program not only includes cinema from Sendai but also prize-winning works from festivals around the world and encompasses many different styles.
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JURYOKU
Formed by N. Takuma, M. Yusuke, and K. Kaoru in 2004.　“The Poetry of Suburbs” was nominated for the resfest 2005 World Tour in the same year. In their latest work, they express Real-time Motion Graphics which react to an interface and layout which changes into infinity.
UONUMA
The unit with A. Shingo and M. Sayaka from Niigata. Winners of the DIGI-Con Judge Prize by “4F” in 2005. They specialize in working with images and graphics which stimulate audiences wherever they come from.
There will also be screenings of work from young filmmakers working in the same style.
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Katsuki TANAKA
Creator of manga, music videos, TV titles, and original jingles. “SUNDAY”, “Cho-Jin” who flies into the calm sky, is one example of their works which lightly flits between realty, unreality, meaning, and meaninglessness.
resfest
This is a digital film festival based in NY and touring more than 30 cities. We will screen Talmage Cooley’s “Dimmer” and the Chemical Brothers’ music video “Galvanize” by Adam Smith which won in 2005.
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Tomoyasu MURATA
He made “Suiren no Hito” when he was in a college, and after he won a Cultural Agency Media Art prize in the Animation Section. He has worked with puppet animation, manga and commercials. We will screen his latest work "Indigo Road" along with a documentary of the making of the film.
Shoko ISE
Ise, who gently attracts audiences with his unique pictures and images, handles the collaboration with Takayama’s solo unit “Speedometer” and apparel maker Garhartt’s films for the collection. This time, we will screen Nine Horses’ (David Sylvian, Steve Jansen, Burnt Friadman) “Atom and Cell” music film.
presentation | workshop
7th floor, studio a/b/d
10, June Saturday | 11, June Sunday
12:00 - 14:00
Workshop (1: Adobe)
14:30 - 16:00
Workshop (2: Katsuki TANAKA ver.)
The content is the same for both days. You can join both (1) and (2). Please apply by e-mail or FAX to “Workshop” with the date and the time you want, your address, name, and contact number. Each session has a capacity of 20 people on a first-come fast-served basis.
We will introduce featured image creators’ data and works by students in Sendai. We will also demonstrate a new image-editing tool from Adobe System Inc. which offers many kinds of applications related to image and media production, editing, and presentation.
On June 10-11 there will be a workshop on this program. Mr. Katsuki TANAKA will help run this along with introducing his works and talking about production methods.
cooperation：Adobe：http://www.adobe.co.jp/
Katsuki TANAKA
Tanaka was born in Osaka in 1966. He has been a patron of the arts and broadcasting writer. In 1994, he made a full CG animation “KAERU MAN”. His books include “BAKADRILL” and “osshu! TONCOchan!” (FusoSha), and his film works include “SUNDAY” (Nowonmedia). He also joined “Roppongi Crossing”, “KITTY Exhibition”, and “Resfest 2004”. website : http://www.kaerucafe.com/ka2ki/
※Please show the brochure when you enter the cinema. (You can enter or exit during the screening.) According to circumstances, we may change programs or limit the entrance.
※ June (Sat) 2:00pm-4:00pm. We have a childcare service for children aged one and a half to preschool. (200yen for snacks.) Please apply by double postcard (with a reply-paid card attached), e-mail, or fax with your name, address, contact number, your child’s name, and age (years and months) to “SS Childcare Service” by 31 May (Wed)”
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