MUJO – 無常 (Japanese for impermanence)
When Aaron and Kiori talked about MUJO, I found the whole concept really intriguing. The idea of using the desert as a stage, with visuals projected onto the dunes, felt so different from anything I’d ever seen. It’s based on the Japanese idea of “impermanence,” how everything in life is always changing, just like sand being shaped by the wind. The dancers move on these dunes, and the visuals mimic that constant building up and falling apart, like sand or even thoughts in our minds.
The way they described the performance made me think about how we try to build things in life, but nothing really stays the same. The sound, the movement, and the visuals all come together to show that struggle, which I think makes it even more powerful. The installation part of it, with videos and sound, takes that same feeling and turns it into something you can experience in a gallery.
Even though I haven’t seen it live, I really connected with the concept. It seems like MUJO would be more than just a performance—it would leave you reflecting on how temporary everything is, but in a beautiful way.