Ujino Muneteru is a Tokyo based artist who makes large sound installations using a mixture of deconstructed musical instrument parts as well found objects. Especially common are domestic appliances, which are used to generate their familiar soundscapes. These installations use electromechanical means to play complex soundscapes that are strongly informed by the urban soundscapes the artist is inspired by. His work is often cluttered and disorganized in ways that resemble the overwhelming object-saturated urban landscapes of Tokyo. Muneteru often uses parts of instruments, especially the necks and strings of guitars and incorporates them into his sculptures. These isntrument parts are often played in fractured ways that have only a distant resemblance to the sound of the original instruments.
