Sigma BF Camera x White Hand Chorus NIPPON Collaboration Starts
El Sistema Connect, which operates White Hand Chorus NIPPON, has received a donation of 'Sigma BF' cameras from SIGMA Corporation to start an initiative where children express music through photography.
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El Sistema Connect (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo), which operates White Hand Chorus NIPPON, has received a donation of 'Sigma BF' cameras from SIGMA Corporation. This marks the start of a new initiative where children expand their range of expression in their activities by 'communicating music through photography.'
El Sistema Connect has created opportunities for artists across various genres—including body expression, media art, and photography, as well as music—to get involved and challenge children with diverse forms of expression. In this initiative, CCO Mariko Tagashira will incorporate photography into music workshops, implementing a program to further deepen musical expression.
In the first workshop (held on February 22), children who were using a camera for the first time enjoyed taking photos actively and without hesitation, using the Sigma BF, which is characterized by its simple configuration and intuitive handling.
The encounter between children with flexible and diverse sensibilities and the camera is expected to foster multifaceted expressive power in addition to the musical expression accumulated so far, leading to the creation of new works.
Moving forward, several songs will be selected, including White Hand Chorus NIPPON's original song 'Nijifurai,' and efforts will be made to express those songs through photography, with plans for presentations at independent performances and other events.
[Teachers photographed by the children]
- Sign language instructor: Tetsuya Izaki
- Piano: Ayano Omachi
- Vocal instructor: Hiroaki Kato
El Sistema Connect has created opportunities for artists across various genres—including body expression, media art, and photography, as well as music—to get involved and challenge children with diverse forms of expression. In this initiative, CCO Mariko Tagashira will incorporate photography into music workshops, implementing a program to further deepen musical expression.
In the first workshop (held on February 22), children who were using a camera for the first time enjoyed taking photos actively and without hesitation, using the Sigma BF, which is characterized by its simple configuration and intuitive handling.
The encounter between children with flexible and diverse sensibilities and the camera is expected to foster multifaceted expressive power in addition to the musical expression accumulated so far, leading to the creation of new works.
Moving forward, several songs will be selected, including White Hand Chorus NIPPON's original song 'Nijifurai,' and efforts will be made to express those songs through photography, with plans for presentations at independent performances and other events.
[Teachers photographed by the children]
- Sign language instructor: Tetsuya Izaki
- Piano: Ayano Omachi
- Vocal instructor: Hiroaki Kato