This year, as part of the course “Sound Culture Seminar” offered by the Acoustic Design Course, School of Design, Kyushu University, we are pleased to host a public talk by Kenta Tanaka, guitarist, sound artist, and urban musician.
Tanaka has been exploring the possibilities of “Urban Composition,” a practice that applies various phenomena found in the city to music and sound art, creating sound with the city as its central theme.
In this course, we seek to reconsider everyday environmental sounds not merely as background sounds, but as cultural phenomena connected to society, history, memory, and embodied experience. This talk will explore the current state of soundscape thought and field recording practice.
The talk will examine how soundscape theory, which has envisioned possible ideals of acoustic environments, has changed over time, and how it has influenced the practice of field recording. It will also introduce examples of “Sonic Urbanism,” an emerging movement, particularly in Europe, that intervenes in urban sound environments, while considering the intersections between the city, soundscape, and sound art.
How can we listen to, record, and transform the sounds of the city? We warmly invite you to join us for this talk, which will reconsider the urban environment through sound.
Guest Profile | Kenta Tanaka
Born in Tokyo in 1993. Guitarist, sound artist, and urban musician. Tanaka explores the establishment of “Urban Composition,” a practice that applies various phenomena found in the city to music and sound art, composing sound with the city as its central theme. His major exhibition works include Urban Flou at Mercerie, Brussels, 2024, and Fictional Soundscapes at KIOSK Zwarte Zaal, Ghent, 2021. He completed the European Postgraduate in Arts in Sound at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium.
Date/Time
15th May 2026 10:30-12:00
Venue
Recording Studio, 2F, Acoustic Special Building
Ohashi Campus, Kyushu University
*Admission free. No reservation required.
Access
From Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station:
Take the Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line to Ohashi Station. The venue is a 5-minute walk from the east exit of Ohashi Station.
Train: 5 minutes / Walk: 5 minutes
From JR Hakata Station:
Take a bus, routes 47, 48, 48-1, 48-2, or 60, and get off at Ohashi Station.
Bus: 20 minutes / Walk: 5 minutes
Alternatively, take the Fukuoka City Subway to Tenjin Station, then transfer to the Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line.
Subway: 5 minutes / Train: 5 minutes
From Fukuoka International Airport:
Take the Fukuoka City Subway to Tenjin Station, then transfer to the Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line.
Subway: 11 minutes / Train: 5 minutes
Please use public transportation or nearby coin-operated parking when visiting the campus.
Parking on campus requires an entry permit. If you have special circumstances, please contact us in advance.
Organized by
Department of Acoustic Design, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
“Sound Culture Seminar,” Acoustic Design Course, School of Design, Kyushu University
Contact
Hojo, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
hojo@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Tanaka has been exploring the possibilities of “Urban Composition,” a practice that applies various phenomena found in the city to music and sound art, creating sound with the city as its central theme.
In this course, we seek to reconsider everyday environmental sounds not merely as background sounds, but as cultural phenomena connected to society, history, memory, and embodied experience. This talk will explore the current state of soundscape thought and field recording practice.
The talk will examine how soundscape theory, which has envisioned possible ideals of acoustic environments, has changed over time, and how it has influenced the practice of field recording. It will also introduce examples of “Sonic Urbanism,” an emerging movement, particularly in Europe, that intervenes in urban sound environments, while considering the intersections between the city, soundscape, and sound art.
How can we listen to, record, and transform the sounds of the city? We warmly invite you to join us for this talk, which will reconsider the urban environment through sound.
Guest Profile | Kenta Tanaka
Born in Tokyo in 1993. Guitarist, sound artist, and urban musician. Tanaka explores the establishment of “Urban Composition,” a practice that applies various phenomena found in the city to music and sound art, composing sound with the city as its central theme. His major exhibition works include Urban Flou at Mercerie, Brussels, 2024, and Fictional Soundscapes at KIOSK Zwarte Zaal, Ghent, 2021. He completed the European Postgraduate in Arts in Sound at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium.
Date/Time
15th May 2026 10:30-12:00
Venue
Recording Studio, 2F, Acoustic Special Building
Ohashi Campus, Kyushu University
*Admission free. No reservation required.
Access
From Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station:
Take the Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line to Ohashi Station. The venue is a 5-minute walk from the east exit of Ohashi Station.
Train: 5 minutes / Walk: 5 minutes
From JR Hakata Station:
Take a bus, routes 47, 48, 48-1, 48-2, or 60, and get off at Ohashi Station.
Bus: 20 minutes / Walk: 5 minutes
Alternatively, take the Fukuoka City Subway to Tenjin Station, then transfer to the Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line.
Subway: 5 minutes / Train: 5 minutes
From Fukuoka International Airport:
Take the Fukuoka City Subway to Tenjin Station, then transfer to the Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line.
Subway: 11 minutes / Train: 5 minutes
Please use public transportation or nearby coin-operated parking when visiting the campus.
Parking on campus requires an entry permit. If you have special circumstances, please contact us in advance.
Organized by
Department of Acoustic Design, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
“Sound Culture Seminar,” Acoustic Design Course, School of Design, Kyushu University
Contact
Hojo, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
hojo@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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