A 35-minute seizure of light and sound that will rewire your brain's geometry.
formula, a constantly evolving work updated with each presentation, is a perfect synchronisation between sound frequencies and the movements on the screen. It places the viewer in a binary geometry of space and exploits the darkness to amplify one's perceptions. There is a complete integration of the various elements, composing music, images, lighting and orchestrating the relationships between them through a highly precise score.
Sound
Ikeda's frequencies attack your nervous system directly.
Cinematography
Binary geometry that makes darkness feel infinite.
Direction
Every presentation different—living, mutating art.
Director
Ryoji Ikeda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ryoji Ikeda is a cult figure in electronic music; this film extends his datamatics aesthetic into pure cinema.
Each iteration recalibrates the 'score'—you cannot see the same Formula twice, by design.
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