Ryoji Ikeda, born 8 July 1966 in Gifu, Japan, is a Japanese composer and
visual‑sound artist whose work focuses on raw sonic elements such as sine tones
and noise. After early experimentation in Tokyo, his breakthrough came with the
1995 release 1000 fragments, followed by time and space (1998) and 0°C (2000).
He continued to publish through Raster‑Noton and Touch, issuing dataplex (2005)
and test pattern (2008), while collaborating with Carsten Nicolai under the name
Cyclo. Ikeda’s installations have appeared at prestigious venues, including the
TWA Flight Center exhibition (200...