Biography
Formed in 1999 by artist/graphic designer Takuya Minami and programmer Tomohiro Ueshiba, then joined by graphic designer Teruyasu Okumura in 2000 and artists Hajime Takeuchi, Hiromasa Tomari and Ichiro Awazu in 2006, the creative team Softpad works mainly in sound and image multimedia, with projects across such diverse genres of expression as audiovisual live events, museum/gallery installations and graphic design.
1999.6
Live / “Reference”
Goethe Institut, Kyoto Japan
Live / “Reference”
Goethe Institut, Kyoto Japan
1999.8
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “How They Get the Way They Are”
“STILL ECHO”, club Metro, Kyoto Japan
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “How They Get the Way They Are”
“STILL ECHO”, club Metro, Kyoto Japan
1999.9
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “How They Get the Way They Are”
“fancy dance-Contemporary Japanese Art After 1990”, Artsonje Center, Seoul Korea
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “How They Get the Way They Are”
“fancy dance-Contemporary Japanese Art After 1990”, Artsonje Center, Seoul Korea
1999.12
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “How They Get the Way They Are”
“Nuits Savoureuses”, CICV, Belfort France
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “How They Get the Way They Are”
“Nuits Savoureuses”, CICV, Belfort France
1999.12
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “How They Get the Way They Are”
Local Access, Paris France
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “How They Get the Way They Are”
Local Access, Paris France
2000.4
Live / club Metro, Kyoto Japan
Live / club Metro, Kyoto Japan
2000.8
Live / “UV”
club Metro, Kyoto Japan
Live / “UV”
club Metro, Kyoto Japan
2000.9
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “How They Get the Way They Are ver.2”
“STILL ECHO”, club Metro, Kyoto Japan
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “How They Get the Way They Are ver.2”
“STILL ECHO”, club Metro, Kyoto Japan
2000.9
Live / “CLUB GARDEN-An Experience of Electro Music”
Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto Japan
Live / “CLUB GARDEN-An Experience of Electro Music”
Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto Japan
2000.9
Internet Broadcasting “Radiomodule”
Open: http://www.radiomodule.com
Internet Broadcasting “Radiomodule”
Open: http://www.radiomodule.com
2000.10
Live / “In the House”
“interactive media art 2000@wakayama”, Wakayama citizens hall, Wakayama, Japan
Live / “In the House”
“interactive media art 2000@wakayama”, Wakayama citizens hall, Wakayama, Japan
2000.11
Live / “Out of the Radio”
club Metro, Kyoto Japan
Live / “Out of the Radio”
club Metro, Kyoto Japan
2001.1
Live / “ADAM”
club Metro, Kyoto Japan
Live / “ADAM”
club Metro, Kyoto Japan
2001.7
Installation/ Video “Recording”
“Le Tribú dell’Arte”, Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Roma Italy
Installation/ Video “Recording”
“Le Tribú dell’Arte”, Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Roma Italy
2001.9
Live / “DJ mix”
Istanbul Biennial “egofugal”opening event / club ROXY / Istanbul Turky
Live / “DJ mix”
Istanbul Biennial “egofugal”opening event / club ROXY / Istanbul Turky
2001.11
Installation / “form and color”
“Stay with Art”, HOTEL T' point, Osaka Japan
Installation / “form and color”
“Stay with Art”, HOTEL T' point, Osaka Japan
2002.3
Live / “Out of the Radio”
club Metro, Kyoto Japan
Live / “Out of the Radio”
club Metro, Kyoto Japan
2002.10
Installation (collaborated with Hajime Takeuchi)/ “Eau Rouge”
“SON/IMAGE”, Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto Japan
Installation (collaborated with Hajime Takeuchi)/ “Eau Rouge”
“SON/IMAGE”, Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto Japan
2002.11
Performance (collaborated with Hajime Takeuchi and Yukio Fujimoto) / “sans titre”
Workroom, Osaka, Japan
Performance (collaborated with Hajime Takeuchi and Yukio Fujimoto) / “sans titre”
Workroom, Osaka, Japan
2003.08
Performance (collaborated with Hajime Takeuchi and Yukio Fujimoto) / “Infra-mince”
Workroom, Osaka, Japan
Performance (collaborated with Hajime Takeuchi and Yukio Fujimoto) / “Infra-mince”
Workroom, Osaka, Japan
2003.09
Installation (collaborated with Hajime Takeuchi) / “Sfera Sound Scape”
Sfera Exhibition, Kyoto Japan
Installation (collaborated with Hajime Takeuchi) / “Sfera Sound Scape”
Sfera Exhibition, Kyoto Japan
2004.09
DJ style Live / “Namura Art Meeting vol.00”
Creative Center Osaka, Osaka, Japan
DJ style Live / “Namura Art Meeting vol.00”
Creative Center Osaka, Osaka, Japan
2004.10
Installation (collaborated with Rina Okazawa, Hajime Takeuchi, Hiromasa Tomari and intext) / “PlayTime”
Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto Japan
Installation (collaborated with Rina Okazawa, Hajime Takeuchi, Hiromasa Tomari and intext) / “PlayTime”
Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto Japan
2005.09
DJ style Live / “Namura Art Meeting vol.01”
Creative Center Osaka, Osaka, Japan
DJ style Live / “Namura Art Meeting vol.01”
Creative Center Osaka, Osaka, Japan
2005.06
Live / Meme art festival concert "Heaven,Earth, and Man : All is vanity"
EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN, Seto Area, Nagoya Noh Theater, Nagoya Japan
Live / Meme art festival concert "Heaven,Earth, and Man : All is vanity"
EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN, Seto Area, Nagoya Noh Theater, Nagoya Japan
2006
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “presentation8”
Shin-bi, Kyoto, Japan
Live (collaborated withToru Yamanaka) / “presentation8”
Shin-bi, Kyoto, Japan
2006.06
Live / “BCN1.0”
Sonar 2006, Barcelona, Spain
Live / “BCN1.0”
Sonar 2006, Barcelona, Spain
2006.08
Live / “BCN1.1”
Koyto University ROHM Plaza, Kyoto, Japan
Live / “BCN1.1”
Koyto University ROHM Plaza, Kyoto, Japan
2006.10
Installation / “geogram”
Media City Seoul 2006 "Dual Realities" / Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Installation / “geogram”
Media City Seoul 2006 "Dual Realities" / Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Others:
1999
“Arata Isozaki - Nara Centennial Hall” / Video
“Arata Isozaki - Nara Centennial Hall” / Video
1999
“F JOURNAL vol.00”, published by Institut Franco-Japonais du Kansai / Visual work
“F JOURNAL vol.00”, published by Institut Franco-Japonais du Kansai / Visual work
2000
“Ilya Kabakov - Sitting in the closet Primakov CD-ROM” / Interface Design + Programming
“Ilya Kabakov - Sitting in the closet Primakov CD-ROM” / Interface Design + Programming
2000
“Jean-Louis Boissier - L’EXERCICE DU MOMENT” / Catalogue Design
“Jean-Louis Boissier - L’EXERCICE DU MOMENT” / Catalogue Design
2000
“Panasonic - bicycle Fair” / Video
“Panasonic - bicycle Fair” / Video
2001
“NUNO SENSE and SKILL / Reiko Sudo”, Kyoto Art Center / Sound design for the installation
“NUNO SENSE and SKILL / Reiko Sudo”, Kyoto Art Center / Sound design for the installation
2001
“Eames Office - HOUSE OF CARDS CALENDAR” / Calendar Design
“Eames Office - HOUSE OF CARDS CALENDAR” / Calendar Design
2002
“Water Cocoon / Yuki Sugihara” / Wacoal Art Center Spiral Garden / Sound and Visual design for the installation (collabrated with Toru Yamanaka)
“Water Cocoon / Yuki Sugihara” / Wacoal Art Center Spiral Garden / Sound and Visual design for the installation (collabrated with Toru Yamanaka)
2002
“Water Cocoon / Yuki Sugihara” / InterCommunication Center / Sound and Visual design for the installation (collabrated with Toru Yamanaka)
“Water Cocoon / Yuki Sugihara” / InterCommunication Center / Sound and Visual design for the installation (collabrated with Toru Yamanaka)
2003
“Studio Azzurro - Mèditations Mèditerraneé” Exhibition, Mori Art Museum / Sign, Flyer, Poster Design
“Studio Azzurro - Mèditations Mèditerraneé” Exhibition, Mori Art Museum / Sign, Flyer, Poster Design
2004
“Tomoaki Ishihara” Exhibition, Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City / Flyer, Poster, Catalogue Design
“Tomoaki Ishihara” Exhibition, Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City / Flyer, Poster, Catalogue Design
2004-2006
Performance/ “Refined Colors” (Visual Design and Sound) /
World Tour: YCAM, Yamaguchi, Japan / Patravadi Theatre, Bangkok, Thailand / Esplanade Theatre, Singapore / MCPA Theatre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Créteil Maison des Arts, Paris, France / Studio21, Kyoto, Japan / Teatro Central, Sevilla, Spain / Teatro Alhambra, Granada, Spain / Teatro Cuary 2006 at Teatro Cánovas, Málaga, Spain /Archa Theatre, Prague, Czecho / Mu Theatre, Budapest, Hungary / CINE TEATRO LOULETANO, Loulé, Portugal /Teatrul Ion Creanga, Bucharest, Romania
Performance/ “Refined Colors” (Visual Design and Sound) /
World Tour: YCAM, Yamaguchi, Japan / Patravadi Theatre, Bangkok, Thailand / Esplanade Theatre, Singapore / MCPA Theatre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Créteil Maison des Arts, Paris, France / Studio21, Kyoto, Japan / Teatro Central, Sevilla, Spain / Teatro Alhambra, Granada, Spain / Teatro Cuary 2006 at Teatro Cánovas, Málaga, Spain /Archa Theatre, Prague, Czecho / Mu Theatre, Budapest, Hungary / CINE TEATRO LOULETANO, Loulé, Portugal /Teatrul Ion Creanga, Bucharest, Romania
2004
“Eames Demetrios - Eames Primer” / Book Design - Art Direction
“Eames Demetrios - Eames Primer” / Book Design - Art Direction
2005
“Through the surface” Exhibition, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto / Flyer, Poster, Catalogue Design
“Through the surface” Exhibition, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto / Flyer, Poster, Catalogue Design