“In music, the instrument often predates the expression it authorizes, which explains why a new invention has the nature of noise.”
— Jacques Attali (1977)
Maybe It’s Music is an exhibition on sound apparatuses by JO Kazuhiro, who critically engages with media technologies from a background in acoustics, and OSHIMA Takuro, who transforms everyday tools into sound instruments.
JO experiments with making paper tapes using magnetic ink, while OSHIMA reworks toys into instruments and imagines sonic instruments inspired by poetry.
In this exhibition, rather than merely presenting their individual works, JO and OSHIMA collaborate by replaying OSHIMA’s well-known piece “My DTM” using JO’s “Paper Tape.”
JO Kazuhiro (Associate Professor, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University)
Born in Fukushima, 1977. Ph.D. in Design. With a background in acoustics and interaction design, his current major projects include “Life in the Groove,” which re-examines the material and historical foundations of sound reproduction; “The SINE WAVE ORCHESTRA,” a participatory musical project; and “phono/graph,” which explores the field of sound, letters, and graphics. He also regularly organizes “freq,” an event dedicated to exploring the possibilities of sounds emerging from media technologies.
OSHIMA Takuro
Sound-man. Under the motto “PLAY A DAY,” he creates sound instruments by modifying everyday objects. Through playful and humorous reinterpretations of music, he seeks to gently massage society. He is the organizer of the experimental sound workshop “SOUND YAROZE!” Recent works include “KAKKIN,” a hybrid of skateboard and electric guitar that “plays” the shape of the city through movement.
He also hosts the radio program “SOUND YAROZE! RADIO,” broadcast on Kyoto Sanjo Radio Café (FM 79.7 MHz).
Date|
November 22 (Sat) – December 13 (Sat), 2025
Weekdays: 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturdays & Sundays, Public Holidays: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
(Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, except public holidays)
Free Admission
Venue|
Parallax Records (Kyoto)
Shinkyogoku UTANOKOJI Building 2F
407-1 Sakuranocho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8035, Japan
Support|
JSPS KAKENHI [23H00591] [23K17267]
— Jacques Attali (1977)
Maybe It’s Music is an exhibition on sound apparatuses by JO Kazuhiro, who critically engages with media technologies from a background in acoustics, and OSHIMA Takuro, who transforms everyday tools into sound instruments.
JO experiments with making paper tapes using magnetic ink, while OSHIMA reworks toys into instruments and imagines sonic instruments inspired by poetry.
In this exhibition, rather than merely presenting their individual works, JO and OSHIMA collaborate by replaying OSHIMA’s well-known piece “My DTM” using JO’s “Paper Tape.”
JO Kazuhiro (Associate Professor, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University)
Born in Fukushima, 1977. Ph.D. in Design. With a background in acoustics and interaction design, his current major projects include “Life in the Groove,” which re-examines the material and historical foundations of sound reproduction; “The SINE WAVE ORCHESTRA,” a participatory musical project; and “phono/graph,” which explores the field of sound, letters, and graphics. He also regularly organizes “freq,” an event dedicated to exploring the possibilities of sounds emerging from media technologies.
OSHIMA Takuro
Sound-man. Under the motto “PLAY A DAY,” he creates sound instruments by modifying everyday objects. Through playful and humorous reinterpretations of music, he seeks to gently massage society. He is the organizer of the experimental sound workshop “SOUND YAROZE!” Recent works include “KAKKIN,” a hybrid of skateboard and electric guitar that “plays” the shape of the city through movement.
He also hosts the radio program “SOUND YAROZE! RADIO,” broadcast on Kyoto Sanjo Radio Café (FM 79.7 MHz).
Date|
November 22 (Sat) – December 13 (Sat), 2025
Weekdays: 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturdays & Sundays, Public Holidays: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
(Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, except public holidays)
Free Admission
Venue|
Parallax Records (Kyoto)
Shinkyogoku UTANOKOJI Building 2F
407-1 Sakuranocho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8035, Japan
Support|
JSPS KAKENHI [23H00591] [23K17267]