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                        texts                                                      "The Mass Between Us" text by Marianne Zamecznik

                                                                                       
                                                                                      Rhythm is also a feature of Naoshi Okura's sound- and lightscapes.
                                                                                      In his search for a new language, the artist has reduced his materials
                                                                                      to light and sound. Light particles are so small we cannot feel
                                                                                      them. For Okura, light is a mass that surrounds and connects us.
                                                                                      Unlike language, light has no semantic limitations, no frames defining
                                                                                      an outside or inside. He uses sound in the same way; since
                                                                                      the human ear can only register frequencies between 20 hertz and
                                                                                      20 kilohertz, we cannot hear ultrasonic or infrasonic sounds, although
                                                                                      the body can feel the latter, as vibrations that resonate in
                                                                                      the physical world. Using sound and light as his only tools, Okurafs
                                                                                      environments offer opportunities to appreciate art without the use
                                                                                      of language. His work aspires to expand human perception, allowing
                                                                                      us to experience a new reality that has previously been unavailable
                                                                                      to us.