There are five open reel decks and four speakers on the floor of a gallery. A small blackboard is hung on the inner wall. There is a date, a phrase, “sites where my body is located,” and places where Wada was. There are also numerical formulas, “0＋0≒0　0−0≒0　0×0≒0　0÷0≒0　1＋1≒　1−1≒1　× ≒　÷ ≒”next to them. In addition, white half sleeve t-shirts are pinned up on each wall. “This is me” is written on the breast area of the shirts. While staying there, Wada put on one of the t-shirts.
All the open reel decks replay endless tapes. Four of these tapes emit Wada’s voice and the other emits traffic noises. The contents are as follows. 1. Self-reference in the form of “this is …” Words like “language,” “me” and “voice” come into “…” 2. The Japanese Alphabet; “A, Ā, I, Ī, U, Ū, E, Ē, O, Ō.” left and right speakers independently emit almost the same contents but that are largely shifted. 3. An instruction or motto such as “To do…,” “You should do…” and “Do …” 4. A combination of citations from Wittgenstein’s work, mainly the Picture Theory and 3.
Self Musical is apparently Wada’s sonic self-portrait. According to the blackboard, his “body” sometimes spends time outside the gallery, but his voice—his consciousness—always stays there. The spoken words hardly convey any interiority or the career of Wada, but the sound of his voice that represents the dialect of his hometown could be identified easily by his close acquaintance. That kind of interpretation of the work seems to be appropriate in the outline. However, it was confusing due to the fact that Wada had made 15 shirts and there were other participants who put them on at the gallery.
“The 6th Japan Art Festival”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, etc.