Source: Peatix

This is a new art experience workshop designed based on scientific analysis of the mechanisms by which art appreciation affects the mind and body, and which aims to "relax through sound."
Accompanied by a live string quartet performance, this 90-minute session will help you perceive what is happening in the here and now, leading to stress management and well-being. This is not just music to listen to, but a new interactive artistic experience born from an approach to the inner self.

Event details:
Date and time: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM *Doors open at 6:30 PM
・Venue: SHIBUYA QWS CROSS PARK (Address: 15th floor, SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
・Participation fee: Free

Experience content (planned)
🎼 Regulative Art Experience with Live Music
Through artistic experiences, you can regain the ability to regulate your own mental and physical state (attention, sensation, tension).
🎻 Violin experience session
Through the experience of actually touching the violin and making sounds,
Music is not something to be appreciated from afar, but something that feels closer to you.
💬 QWS Exclusive! A question-driven mini workshop
Participants will have time to think and discuss with each other on art-related themes.
* Novelty gifts will be given to a few people who participate in the mini workshop.

Recommended for:
・Feeling stressed (comparing yourself to others, feeling pressured, etc.)
・Feeling autonomic nervous system disorder due to working from home or maintaining the same posture for long periods of time
Feeling tired

What you will gain from this workshop:
・Your mind and body will be in a state that is more appropriate for you now.
- Take better action in life
・Learn practical approaches to enhance your sensibilities
・New insights can be gained through dialogue between participants

Participation requirements:
・If you are late for the start time, you may not be able to participate due to the progress of the event.
If you will be unable to attend, please contact the organizer in advance.

Organizers:

Kou Shoki
Media artist and social entrepreneur.
He began his career as a violinist when he was in junior high school.
Currently, at Tokyo University of Science, he is conducting research that combines neuroscience and mathematical models to get to the heart of the emotional experiences that art provides, while also exploring the impact that expression has on human happiness.
He is also currently promoting projects from his own unique perspective, aiming to implement them in society through a cross-disciplinary approach between science and art.
Graduated from Waseda University's Department of Information Science and Engineering.

Uesugi Miu
While gaining experience in corporate sales at a major company and honing his business skills, he is also involved in music content planning and entrepreneurship, aiming to promote music in society. He is also active as a violinist and won the Excellence Award at the 2025 All Japan String Competition. During his student days, he interned at several startups and founded and served as the representative of an organization that provides volunteer performances at welfare facilities and other facilities. He graduated from the Department of Literature, Faculty of Letters, Waseda University.

Kohei Otsuka
A cross-border businessman working in Tokyo with a main job and Okayama with a side job. He has experience in consulting aimed at solving social issues at a think tank of a major financial company. He currently works at a major telecommunications company, developing new businesses using data and AI, promoting digital transformation for customers, and collaborating with startups. He also works with local governments in Okayama Prefecture, working on urban development, supporting local industries, and creating new businesses. He completed a graduate degree in the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyushu University.

About TheHearth:

Vision
In the age of AI, we can regain human sensibilities and freedom through art.

Until now, the influence of art on the human mind has been confined to the realm of the "sensations."
We use science to make these invisible effects visible as objective evidence.
We have transformed the vague value of art into a "certain function" that can be used in business and medical settings.
We are working to establish it as a part of social infrastructure.

Official website:https://thehearth.jp/

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