Takuma Nakata
Artist working with code [node]
Japanese artist and interaction designer known for his innovative work in real-time graphics and immersive installations. Growing up in Brazil, Senegal, and Indonesia, he developed a unique perspective shaped by diverse cultural influences. He studied Visual Design in Kyoto and Interaction Design in the Netherlands, honing his skills in creating interactive experiences that merge technology and art.
Throughout his career, Takuma has worked on international projects and collaborations. In 2019, he was selected as the first Japanese creator for Adobe’s Creative Residency, where he developed notable installations that gained significant attention. He has also been associated with CEKAI Kyoto and the technical collective BASSDRUM, contributing to numerous visual and interactive projects.
His work explores the relationship between visuals, sound, space, and human interaction, with a focus on real-time audiovisual generation. In Flying Tokyo 2024, he developed [auve], a custom system that allows him to generate both audio and visuals simultaneously, breaking conventional workflows in audiovisual performance. This pursuit of total creative control lies at the core of his artistic practice, redefining how sound and visuals interact in real time.
His passion for integrating technology and art continues to drive his work, pushing the boundaries of how we perceive and interact with digital media.
About
01
Works
2025
FT24 Exhibition @Fil
Audio Visual Performance [auve] @Circus Tokyo
VJ at RADIO SAKAMOTO Uday for Daito Manabe & Yasuyuki Okamura
2024
Brain Space EEG Visualizer
Awarded a place in Flying Tokyo 2024
Directed Demo Exhibition @BASSDRUM
Presented at Adobe London in front of V&A and MoMA
2023
Unreal Engfine 5 class at coloso
Virtual Camera ver.02 Video Release
Animation for NAMCO Tachikawa Takashimaya
Ray Kunimoto KAZE system development
2021
Started Teaching 1st year at Kyoto Seika University
Started Blender Daily
Started Unreal Engine Daily (4.2)
Started vvvv gamma Learn log on Youtube
CHAT Mill Exhibition [Spinning East Asia Series I: A Compass in Hand]
WIX Showroom
2020
NODE20 Workshop [Procedural graphics with vvvv beta](Online)
Joining BASSDRUM as Member
TDSW [Introduction to vvvv] (Online)
vvvv personal workshop (Online)
Adobe MAX 2020 [Technology Behind the Light] with Craig Winslow (Online)
Gray Area Workshop [Generative Graphics Workshop with vvvv] (Online)
2019
Adobe Creative Residency 2019 - 2020
the Boundary / Adobe MAX Bash
WALK Design UP
the Wonder Chamber @Adobe MAX Japan
HP Morezart Ai Realtime Graphics
360RA SONY SITW
AAAR
Yo Kamiyama Live Visual
SOUSOU Motion Loop
NIKE AIRMAX DAY
Loftwork NewView School
DOVES Atom on Sphere M
MORE Flying Lotus MV
2018
Synesthesia Hills
Amazon Fashion Week Neghboorhood x Teenage Riot
JoinZDots vvvv support
NIKE Just do it Studio
NIKE MA5 Realtime Visual
Kyoto Seika Univertsity Gradiation Exhibition Archive
2017
GOMA NHK Interview
In OUT In Hikone Art Castle
OMRON SingularityU Japan Summit Tangible UI
TEDxyz visual
TOYOTA Dream Car Art Contest
Forum Kyoto Photon Live
Art Area B1 "New Colony Island" Swing VR
NIKE Future of Air Stage Design
2016
Lumine Meets Art Motion Textile
Science of Design Logical Loop
MTV Count Down VR
999.9 Multi Screen Setup
TOYOTA Dream Car Art Contest 360 Video
2015
VJ on Tour
Breezy Garden Tokae
TOYOTA Safety Planet VR Game
2014
S2TB Gathering Mapoing
Fukuoka Asia Art Triennale Procedural Textile
Shibukaru Festival
NUE Nara Tokae
Fleeting Echo MV
Tiit Memories Projection Mapping
2013
Tjoy Tangible Interface
Wall Harajuku WALLART
Humanelectro + SIGMA
Studio4D x TOYOTA Tangible Anime Japan Expo
Tangible Anime Tokyo Anime Fair
2012
B-seite Festival 1000 Paper Crane Installation
Microsoft Student Partner Kinect Installation
LASERS Live Act
Jaqwawaj Full Album Music Video release
3Logica Freemote Festival Installation
Mapping Blocks BornDigital
2011
VJ op de Dom Projection Mapping Content
Gloria Hotel Projection Mapping
Robot Festival Projection Mapping
02
Interview
2013
03
Speaking
Engagement
2019
2018
Today at Apple - Live Art
2013
Gold Panda - VJ
Sugars Campaign Idle Moments - VJ
S2TB - VJ
2012
FITC Amsterdam - VJ
+mas Seiho - VJ
LPM VJ Tourna - VJ
Idle Moments - VJ
Robot Festival Francesco Tristano - VJ
Republic Innerscience - VJ
2011
Freemote with Sphynx - VJ
Ekko LASERS - VJ
Asobe Capsule - VJ
Freemote LASERS - Audio Visual
Freemote Marsman - Audio Visual
LPM Rome VJ Tourna - VJ
04
Audio Visual
& VJ
2019
Seiho MUTEK - VJ
Seiho Aitai @ Japan Media Art Festival
Dommune x Munnrai - VJ
2018
Adobe Max Japan BeerBASH - VJ
Amazon Fashion Week TOKYO NH - VJ
2017
Nike Future of Air - VJ
05
Award
2012
LPM Rome 2011 VJ Tourna 2nd place