{"id":5827,"date":"2026-01-20T17:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aratama.io\/en\/?p=5827"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:38:13","slug":"hypergeek-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aratama.io\/en\/news\/hypergeek-14\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Artist aratama \u749e Confirmed for First VJ Performance at 3\u00d720m Immersive LED Space \u201cTUNNEL TOKYO\u201d\uff5cHypergeek #14"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]AI artist aratama \u749e has been confirmed to make his first VJ appearance using AI-generated works at the immersive audiovisual event \u201cHypergeek #14,\u201d taking place on Sunday, February 1, 2026. The performance will be held at TUNNEL TOKYO, an immersive space equipped with a massive 3\u00d720m LED screen.<\/p>\n<p>This appearance marks aratama \u749e\u2019s first VJ-style performance, expanding his ongoing AI-based creative production and research into a live, spatial context.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aratama.io\/en\/news\/hypergeek-14\/#An_Experimental_Platform_Where_Art_Technology_and_Community_Intersect_as_Equals\" >An Experimental Platform Where Art, Technology, and Community Intersect as Equals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aratama.io\/en\/news\/hypergeek-14\/#Hackmarkt_%C3%97_aratama_%E7%92%9E_A_First_Challenge_in_AI-Based_VJ_Performance\" >Hackmarkt \u00d7 aratama \u749e A First Challenge in AI-Based VJ Performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aratama.io\/en\/news\/hypergeek-14\/#Event_Information\" >Event Information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aratama.io\/en\/news\/hypergeek-14\/#Ticket_Information\" >Ticket Information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/aratama.io\/en\/news\/hypergeek-14\/#Guest_Discount_Information\" >Guest Discount Information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/aratama.io\/en\/news\/hypergeek-14\/#Profile\" >Profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_Experimental_Platform_Where_Art_Technology_and_Community_Intersect_as_Equals\"><\/span>An Experimental Platform Where Art, Technology, and Community Intersect as Equals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hypergeek is an audiovisual event series built around the concept of \u201cagitation and fermentation,\u201d where art, technology, and community intersect without hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 14th edition, the event will take place at TUNNEL TOKYO, an immersive creative venue featuring large-scale LED visuals and spatial audio.<\/p>\n<p>At Hypergeek, there is no concept of \u201cguests.\u201d<br \/>\nThe performers on stage, the participants on the floor, and the engineers who build and operate the system\u2014<br \/>\neveryone present functions as an equal material composing the space itself.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hackmarkt_%C3%97_aratama_%E7%92%9E_A_First_Challenge_in_AI-Based_VJ_Performance\"><\/span>Hackmarkt \u00d7 aratama \u749e A First Challenge in AI-Based VJ Performance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6096\" src=\"https:\/\/aratama.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/geek14_insta_aratama.webp\" alt=\"Hackmarkt \u00d7 aratama \u749e A First Challenge in AI-Based VJ Performance\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nAt this event, aratama \u749e will perform under a collaborative format with Hackmarkt.<\/p>\n<p>For this performance, he will utilize a body of AI-generated works developed through ongoing production and research, stepping onto the stage as a VJ for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>By synchronizing generative AI visuals with DJ and live sets and deploying them within the physical scale of a 3\u00d720m LED screen, the performance presents a real-time visual experience where AI systems and human sensibility intersect.<\/p>\n<p>For aratama \u749e, whose practice is guided by a vision of supersensory evolution through human augmentation, this performance represents a critical step in expanding AI expression from \u201cworks\u201d into \u201csituations\u201d and \u201cspaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Event_Information\"><\/span>Event Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Event Name: Hypergeek #14 at TUNNEL TOKYO<br \/>\n(An audiovisual event featuring a 3\u00d720m massive LED screen)<\/li>\n<li>Date &amp; Time: Sunday, February 1, 2026, 15:15\u201320:25 (tentative)<\/li>\n<li>Venue: TUNNEL TOKYO<br \/>\nSumitomo Fudosan Osaki Garden Tower 9F 1-1-1 Nishishinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xr7YbQDGZBw?si=_Bkt4T4qcqwph3TT&amp;start=14\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Performances (25 minutes each)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>15:15\u201315:40 \u00bb Kaito Asai<\/li>\n<li>15:50\u201316:15 \u00bb suzukikeigo_<\/li>\n<li>16:25\u201316:50 \u00bb MISOLA \u00d7 KOKI<\/li>\n<li>17:00\u201317:25 \u00bb Sengo x Monet Fujita<\/li>\n<li>17:35\u201318:00 \u00bb ZOD<\/li>\n<li><u>18:10\u201318:35 \u00bb Hackmarkt x aratama \u749e<\/u><\/li>\n<li>18:45\u201319:10 \u00bb galcid x Kinosoba-ya<\/li>\n<li>19:20\u201319:45 \u00bb Aimi Sekiguchi x Madoka Kono<\/li>\n<li>19:55\u201320:20 \u00bb Cyber Namu Namu x dian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Schedule subject to change depending on circumstances.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DJ: Hackmarkt<\/li>\n<li>Visual Support: ANGRM\u2122<\/li>\n<li>Photographer: Hirokazu Shirato<\/li>\n<li>PA: Johnny<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ticket_Information\"><\/span>Ticket Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ticket Purchase: <a href=\"https:\/\/geek-14.peatix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><u>https:\/\/geek-14.peatix.com\/<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Early Bird 1 (until Jan 20, limited to 50): \u00a53,500<\/li>\n<li>Early Bird 2 (limited to 100): \u00a54,000<\/li>\n<li>Student Discount: \u00a52,500<\/li>\n<li>General Admission: \u00a55,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students must present a valid student ID at the venue.<br \/>\nTickets are non-refundable.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Guest_Discount_Information\"><\/span>Guest Discount Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A limited guest discount is available through aratama \u749e.<br \/>\nFor details, please contact via comments or direct messages on social media.<br \/>\nAvailability is limited.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Profile\"><\/span>Profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>aratama \u749e (Aratama)<br \/>\nFounder \/ Producer \/ Artist<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aratama.io\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>https:\/\/aratama.io\/en\/<br \/>\n<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An artist engaged in creative production and research using AI.<br \/>\nWith award-winning experience in international AI art battles, he works across artwork creation, exhibitions, art battles, workshops, and research projects both in Japan and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Guided by a vision of supersensory evolution through human augmentation, his practice explores expressive possibilities emerging from the intersection of human sensibility and algorithmic systems.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]AI artist aratama \u749e has been confirmed to make his first VJ appearance using AI-generated works at the immersive audiovisual event \u201cHypergeek #14,\u201d taking place on Sunday, February 1, 2026. 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