Fan of Spectrum, 2025
https://akikoyamashita.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_0885.mov Fan of Spectrum began as a happy accident in a hot summer warehouse in Los Angeles. Yamashita arrived with only dichroic film and discovered, while playing with PAR lights and the reflections of their spectrums, that a commercial fan at the venue could move the film to fan white light into a shifting spectrum […]
Rose Bloom, 2023
https://youtu.be/ncl9llRsgdQ?si=yskkQn_rLfxBnmM6 Concept “Rose Bloom” resonates with the ‘joy’ of the people who herald the flower-picking season of the distinctive Taif Rose, which grows in the highlands, and connects the physicality of people expressing their emotions with their reverence for nature. “The invisible wind is revealed by the dancing leaves and flowers.” The words of her […]
Mother Tree & Friends, 2023
In this installation, a majestic banyan tree in Esplanade Park is transformed into an interactive “Mother Tree” that invites viewers to communicate with an illuminated forest. The installation uses projections, LEDs, and sound to illustrate the importance of older trees to the forest ecosystem. “Friends” – the trees surrounding the mother tree – begin to […]
Full Spectrum, 2022
Full Spectrum (2022) was exhibited as a part of LUMINEX, award winning large scale outdoor public art exhibition in Downtown Los Angeles. The audio-visual projection mapping piece invites viewers to step into the hidden worlds beyond the rainbow. Bees and birds can see ultraviolet light on flowers and the James Webb Telescope lets us see the […]