O B A K E

Sound work, 34 minutes © 2010

Recordings made with vibration sensors & microphones placed underneath trees at the Aokigahara Jukai forrest - The Black Sea of Trees - in Japan

Obake is what changes and transforms. Often translated as a supernatual being that has taken on a temporary transformation from the spirits of the dead. Obake is the synonym for yurei, the ghost of a deceased human being