This sound and video installation revisits the aural and visual elements from LIFE, an opera by Sakamoto, first performed in 1999.

Nine acrylic aquariums hang in a darkened room to form a 3 x 3 grid. Each carries a small amount of water and has speakers affixed on opposite ends. Fog is artificially created inside each aquarium using ultrasonic waves, creating patterns in the water in varying degrees of transparency. Images are projected into the tanks from projectors that are attached overhead.

The sounds and images in LIFE−fluid, invisible, inaudible... (including new material made specifically for the installation) are divided into groups of 20 or 30 pieces and stored on a hard drive. A randomized control program uses the audio and visual files in these repositories to create an ever-changing installation.