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"Return to the Origin" - A Journey Into the Depths of Sound
At EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, from May 5th to 7th, the exhibition "The Contours of Future Shoes" by renowned shoe artist Noriyuki Misawa will feature the ambient drone piece "Return to the Origin."

This composition explores the concept of "evolution through regression", illustrating not just technological progress but a return to essence across time.

Using the Jew's Harp, an instrument resonating with primal vibrations, and the subtle rhythms of flowing blood, reversed and processed with delay and reverb, the piece intertwines the pulse of life with the echoes of past, present, and future.

What defines the shoes of the future?
Perhaps they are not merely new designs, but rather a woven tapestry of past footsteps and memories.

Tradition and innovation, the pinnacle of craftsmanship, warmth and minimalism - all converge in this audiovisual experience.
Step into a journey back to the depths of sound alongside the exhibition.

Exhibition Dates: May 5-7, 2025, at EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai

Artist Profile

  • Kōya Ogata

    He joined COMME des GARÇONS as a fresh graduate and left the company after two years. At THE CHERRY COKE$ I belonged until 2014, I appeared in various music festivals throughout the country, including COUNT DOWN JAPAN / FUJIROCK FESTIVAL. Passing from one place to another, and finally I started music activities as solo in 2017, centering on Minimal Music/Post classical/Ambient Music. In November 2017, in New York, I took charge of soundscape design at a solo exhibition of Mr. Noriyuki Misawa who is a shoes artist. In concert with performances abroad, I presented a music for the solo exhibition which will be the first work after solo. In December 2018, in London, I took charge of soundscape design at a solo exhibition of Mr. Noriyuki Misawa. The first cassette SENSE1 was released in 2018. In January 2020, he joined a compilation album from the Italian contemporary music label "Blue Spiral Records". The second cassette SENSE2 was released in 2020. The third cassette SENSE3 was released in 2022. In May of the same year, he was in charge of sound art for Misawa's solo exhibition in Sapporo. In March 2023, in Singapore, I took charge of soundscape design at a solo exhibition of Mr. Noriyuki Misawa. In February 2024, in Paris, I took charge of soundscape design at a solo exhibition of Mr. Noriyuki Misawa. In January 2025, in Tokyo, I took charge of soundscape design at a solo exhibition of Mr. Noriyuki Misawa. In May 2025, Music for Noriyuki Misawa's exhibition video at Expo '25 Osaka/Kansai. As of 2025, the album has charted at No. 1 in 11 countries and in the top 10 in 29 countries on iTunes/apple music.

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