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What is Telescore

Started in the Spring of 2016, Telescore Project is a world-wide collaborative art project, which takes Iyamari’s artistic interest in time and perception into a different direction. It aims to familiarise the viewers with the cross-species interaction and coexistence of trees and humans. Specific trees, and their area of origin, are presented in short films inspired by the local area’s culture. The films use a soundtrack created by digitally processing the tree’s cross-sections into sound. The soundtrack is incorporated into the project work for the performance artists to interpret the music, and the tree’s significance to the given area, into a dance or performance.

 

Trees and humans have been sharing the environment for a long time. There are trees with symbolic meanings in almost every area in every country. Additionally, there are particular culture traditions which have flourished around the use of these trees. This shows us how human cultures are affected by land and environment. Our project tries to bring them together and present the ‘relationship of the tree and human'.

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Photo by: Rakutaro Ogiwara

works

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Telescore - Japanese cherry blossom

Music from: Japanese cherry blossom ( Sakura )

Collaborators: Butoh dancer Norihito Ishii from Sankai-jyuku Butoh dance company

Products: Music, Video artwork

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Telescore - Scottish Scots Pine

Music from: Scottish Scots Pine

Collaborators: Contemporary dancer Taylor Han

Products: Music

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Telescore - Welsh Sessile Oak

Music from: Welsh Sessile Oak

Collaborators: Contemporary dancer Marie-Gabrielle Rotie from ButohUK and goldsmiths university of london

Products: Music

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Telescore - English Yew

Music from: English Yew

Collaborators: Contemporary dancer Joel Benjamin O'Donoghue

Products: Music

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Telescore - Japanese cedar 

Music from: Japanese cedar

Collaborators: Butoh dancer Norihito Ishii from Sankai-jyuku Butoh dance company

Products: Music

Exhibitions & Shows

2016 Telescore Project Opening Exhibition, Shibuya Hikarie 8/, showcase aiiima, Tokyo, Jaoan

2018 Video artwork: Stay -, Millennium Art Gallery, The Bhavan, London, UK

2018 Telescore Theatre Show, John Lyon's Theatre, London, UK

2019 Video artwork: Evolving the Forest by Royal forestry and Art.erth, Dartington Hall, Devon, UK

2024 Music: Mosa, Museumplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2025 Video artwork: Beast of Urban, Galerie kunstRUIM, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Official trailer for "Telescore Project Opening Exhibition"

Sound and movie from "JPN-Sakuraby TELESCORE PROJECT, 2016

Sound from Japanese cherry blossom (Sakura)

performed by Norihito Ishii (Sankai-jyuku)

Contact

Please feel free to get in touch if you wish to feature Telescore Project's artwork in your exhibition, project or would like to collaborate with us.

The Telescore Project is looking for individuals who are interested in working collaboratively, especially dancers, actors, instrument players, photographers and film cameramen, to work with on our new film and music projects. Please get in touch if you fit the above-listed criteria.

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