The Third Breath of Human
A solo exhibition that expands an ongoing installation through ring structures, woven material, sound and moving image.
YANMAR TOKYO B1F · HANASAKA SQUARETokyo, Japan · 3–26 October 2026
Artist · Performer · Throat Singer / Kyoto, Japan
Voice, body,
ritual and the traces
that refuse to remain.
Ayalguun is a Mongolian-Chinese artist and performer. Through sound, moving image, performance and material, he works with nomadic memory, cultural rupture and the ritual life of the body.
SELECTED WORKS ↓
Current & recent
身体と音楽
Karada to Ongaku
A live collaboration by Midori Kurata × Ayalguun, working with throat singing, voice, breath, morin khuur and movement.
Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre · Small HallMatsumoto, Japan · 3–4 October 2026 · 18:15
Performance information ↗
Selected works
The Third Breath of Human
An evolving project across Tokyo exhibitions ↗Gobi Symphony
Voice, wind, instruments and improvised structure.Layers of Language
Body, landscape and a language in transition.Selected performance
The Clown Who Doesn’t Know the Circus
A live sound performance using throat singing and morin khuur to create a sonic space in which time is felt through breath, overtone, repetition and resonance.
Gallery Sosi, Kyoto, Japan13 June 2026
Workshops
Voice, Body & Memory
A participatory workshop exploring breath, voice, listening and movement through throat-singing practices. Participants work with the body as a place where memory, vibration and relation can emerge.
Available for art institutions, festivals, schools and community settings.
Selected activities
21 Feb – 1 Mar
Tokyo
Tokyo
Selection exhibition by Kyoto University of the Arts and Tohoku University of Art and Design. The Third Breath of Human brought body, sound, moving image and woven material into a shared spatial field.
25 May – 21 Jun
Tokyo
Tokyo
The Third Breath of Human was one of 20 works selected from around 200 school-recommended works across 18 schools, installed at Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery.
June
Osaka
Osaka
KANSAI PHYSICAL 2026
Shinsekai Workshop Project
A three-day practice beginning with breath and voice, moving through body-text and improvisation, and arriving at a collective live presentation.
7 Jul – 6 Aug
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Breath — Traces of the Wind
Field research in Zhenglan Banner, developed through shared daily life with local herders, weaving practices, material processes and knowledge of plants and land.
26 Sep · 14:00–16:00
Matsumoto
Matsumoto
A workshop using Mongolian throat singing as an entry point to breath, vibration, resonance and the body as an instrument.
3–26 Oct
Tokyo
Tokyo
The Third Breath of Human continues at YANMAR TOKYO B1F HANASAKA SQUARE through large circular structures, white woven material, sound and moving image.
3–4 Oct · 18:15
Matsumoto
Matsumoto
Midori Kurata × Ayalguun perform at Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre, Small Hall, bringing throat singing, voice, breath, morin khuur and movement into a shared live work.
“Nomadic” here does not mean a fixed image of origin. It is a way of moving through materials, voices and places—an action that remains alive precisely because it cannot be fully preserved.
At the edge of sound and disappearance.
Working across performance, photography, moving image and installation, Ayalguun draws from Mongolian cultural memory, embodied ritual and the conditions of contemporary displacement. His performances bring throat singing into contact with repetition, breath, blood, ash, hair and everyday materials.
Based in Kyoto, Japan. Available for exhibitions, performances, workshops, residencies and commissions.