MARUYAMA Shoya “Virtual Field Recording –Listening to the Voices of All Things–”

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This participatory installation invites visitors to “listen to the voices of all things” by attending closely to layered sounds found in nature, cities, and human-made structures within a simulated environment. As they navigate this space using multiple recording devices, the recorded sounds are played through speakers in the venue, reconstructing a soundscape in physical space. By gathering sound in a virtual space, the work reexamines the act of listening, its meanings, and its possibilities.

Period	Oct 11 (Sat) - Nov 9 (Sun), 2025
Closed	Mondays (except Oct 13, Nov 3), Oct 14, Nov 4
Time	11:00-19:00
Admission	Free
Venue	Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo: Space B (2F)
Support	Project to Support Emerging Media Arts Creators, 2024
Technical cooperation	ISHIHARA Koh (Game system), TAKAHASHI Yusuke (World Design), SHIMIZU Rinna (Furniture Design)
Equipment cooperation	Audio-Technica Corporation, Konel Inc.

Related Event

Talk “Reimagining the Act of Listening: Between Technology and Perception”

Microphones, headphones, field recorders—and now, virtual environments. Technological advancements have continually reshaped the way we listen. But as our tools evolve, how does our relationship with the world transform in turn?
In this talk, we welcome Ito Asa, a scholar of aesthetics and embodied perception, and Yanagisawa Eisuke, a field recordist who has traveled the globe capturing the hidden layers of sound. Together, they will explore how technology transforms the act of listening, and how such shifts may lead to new forms of connection between humans and their environments.
Drawing from the exhibition, where visitors collect sound within a simulated world, this conversation asks: What happens when listening becomes a way of reconstructing reality rather than merely perceiving it? Join us as we reflect on the future of listening—and how sound may reshape the very way we relate to the world around us.

Date	Nov 2 (Sun) 15:00-16:30
Guests	ITO Asa (Aesthetician) YANAGISAWA Eisuke (Ethnographer, Field recordist)
Admission	Free
Venue	Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo: Space B (2F)
Language	Japanese

Profile

Maruyama Shoya is a sound artist whose practice involves multifaceted forms of listening, exploring perceptions of sounds produced by others and surrounding environments while reflecting recursively on his own listening. In recent years, his work has examined auditory agency through the act of listening in both physical and virtual spaces.
Recent exhibitions: Project to Support Emerging Media Arts Creators Event “ENCOUNTERS,” TODA HALL & CONFERENCE TOKYO, 2025, “ARTBAY TOKYO ART FESTIVAL 2024,” Miraikan.

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MARUYAMA Shoya