Daito Manabe's 'Continuum Resonance' Transforms VS. into Sonic Architecture

Daito Manabe's 'Continuum Resonance' at VS. in Tokyo redefines sound as spatial architecture. The multi-room installation, powered by the PolyNodes 3D audio system co-developed with Sinan Bökesoy, uses mathematical algorithms and architectural data to create an evolving acoustic environment. Manabe shifted from a retrospective to a site-specific response inspired by Tadao Ando's design of VS. The exhibition features four works: 'PolyNodes Installation Debug Views' responds to movement; 'PolyNodes Visualization' projects shifting shadows; 'PolyNodes Augmentation' adds augmented reality; and 'Synthesis of Body-Space-Music' uses motion-captured dancers, referencing Oskar Schlemmer. Manabe cites Iannis Xenakis's 'Music and Architecture' (1971) as a key influence. PolyNodes, released in 2024, translates sound into 3D structures. The show opened at VS., designed under Ando's supervision, and runs as the venue's inaugural exhibition.