TOKYO — It’s immersive, interactive and, of course, Instagrammable — and now the digital art of Japanese collective teamLab, a major tourist draw, has a new home in the country’s tallest skyscraper.
A shifting vortex of spotlights and a mirror room filled with ethereal “wobbling” orbs are among the brand-new artworks at the “teamLab Borderless” permanent exhibition, which opens on Friday (Feb 9).
They join dozens of other mesmerising displays, from waterfalls of light to birds leaving colourful trails as they dart by, in a labyrinthine display at the 330m Azabudai Hills building in central Tokyo.
“Our goal is to touch people, and to prompt them to reflect on life and the world in a more positive way,” Mr Toshiyuki Inoko, director of the internationally renowned teamLab collective, told AFP at a press preview on Monday.
“Our work is the continuation of our past endeavours, but offers a whole new experience at the same time.”
Visitors to the attraction at Azabudai Hills, which has towered over central Tokyo since its completion last year, are free to wander through the complex of artworks that combine projection and sound.
Some displays move from room to room, and others react to visitors’ movements, with petals scattering as they approach and fluid lights rippling at their feet.
The exhibition has more than 50 artworks featuring a mix of natural and otherworldly motifs, from slow-blooming flowers to a vast room of cables through which digital light appears to rain down.