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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

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Works

2025

FT24 Exhibition @Fil

Audio Visual Performance [auve] @Circus Tokyo

VJ at RADIO SAKAMOTO Uday for Daito Manabe & Yasuyuki Okamura

Intel Bluecarpet Radio

2024

Brain Space EEG Visualizer

Awarded a place in Flying Tokyo 2024

Directed Demo Exhibition @BASSDRUM

Tokaido Tsushin Radio

normalize.fm

Presented at Adobe London in front of V&A and MoMA

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

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

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Speaking
Engagement

2019

Internet Marketing Forum - HP Project Z


Kyoto University of Art and Design 

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

NF in JOING ALIVE MNF - 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

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Award

2012

LPM Rome 2011 VJ Tourna 2nd place

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