teamLab: Digitized Lakeside and Forest Digital Art Exhibition to Take Place at Metsa Village in Saitama

24.October.2018 | SPOT

Metsa Village is a new facility opening by Miyazawa Lake in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture on November 9, and it’s here where teamLab will hold their ‘Digitized Lakeside and Forest’ art exhibition from December 1, 2018 to March 3, 2019

 

Metsa Village is a place for people to experience the Northern European lifestyle. It’s a huge area around Miyazawa Lake and Lakeside forest where time flows like Northern Europe – people can get up close to nature and enjoy seeing the beautiful lake and lush trees.

Resisting and Resonating Ovoids and Forest

teamLab, 2018, Interactive Digital Installation, Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

 

This exhibition is part of teamLab’s ‘Digitized Nature’ project which says that digital art can turn nature into a form of art without harming it. Taking place at Miyazawa Lake and Lakeside Forest, the exhibition will create an interactive space where the featured works will change and manipulate from the presence of people.

 

Autonomous Resonating Life

teamLab, 2018, Interactive Digital Installation, Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

Floating, Resonating Spheres 

teamLab, 2015, Interactive Installation, Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

 

See the worlds of digital art and nature collide at the new Metsa Village in Saitama.

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  • teamLab and MORI Building Digital Art Museum Opens on June 21

    09.June.2018 | SPOT

    MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: EPSON teamLab Borderless will open on June 21 and is co-managed by Mori Building Co., Ltd. and teamLab.

    森ビル チームラボ デジタルアートミュージアム「MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM」4

    teamLab Borderless is a collection of artworks that ‘form one borderless world.’ The art encompasses the entire room from the ceiling to the floor, and each piece connects seamlessly to the other, creating an immersive world where time blurs.

    森ビル チームラボ デジタルアートミュージアム「MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM」3

    You’ll be able to create new experiences with other people by submerging yourself into world of this borderless art and exploring it with your body.

    森ビル チームラボ デジタルアートミュージアム「MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM」2

    This never-before-seen new world is created in an expansive and complex three-dimensional 10,000 square meter space by 520 computers and 470 projectors.

    森ビル チームラボ デジタルアートミュージアム「MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM」

    EPSON teamLab Borderless have created 5 worlds each with their own distinct artwork. Early bird tickets are now on sale at a discounted price. Sales end on July 31. Additionally, the opening hours will be extended by one hour from June 21 to August 31.

     

    Dive into a mesmerising 3D world and get lost amongst the borderless art.

     

    ■Information

    MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: EPSON teamLab Borderless

    Address: 1-3-8 Aomi, Koto, Tokyo

    Opening: June 21, 2018

     

    Opening Hours

    Monday-Thursday 11:00-19:00 (20:00)

    Friday 11:00-21:00 (22:00)

    Saturday 10:00-21:00 (22:00)

    Sunday & National Holidays 10:00-19:00 (20:00)

    *Last entries are 1 hour before closing time.

    *Times listed in brackets refer to extended opening times running from June 21 to August 31.

    *Business hours will defer from season to season. Check the official website for full details.

    Closed: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month.

     

    Early Bird Tickets (Discounted)

    Sales Period: June 7, 2018-July 31, 2018

    Price:

    Adults, High School & College Student – ¥2,400 (*Normal price ¥3,200)

    Children up to Middle School Student – ¥1,000 (*Same as normal price)

    *Prices listed include tax.

    *Early bird tickets admitted during the period June 21 to July 31 only.

    Ticket Purchasing: https://borderless.teamlab.art/jp/

     

     

    teamLab Borderless: https://www.baitoru.com/cp/teamlab-borderless/

    Official Website: http://borderless.teamlab.art/jp

    Teaser Trailer: https://youtu.be/y3quanO4bKw

     

  • teamLab to Bring Digital Art Exhibition to GINZA SIX Rooftop

    30.June.2018 | SPOT

    • Ultratechnologists teamLab are taking their Resonating Trees digital art masterpiece to the rooftop garden of GINZA SIX, the biggest shopping complex in Ginza. It will run from August 1 to September 2.

     

    The theme of the work is “Digitized Nature.” Taking place in a 56-meter roof garden, this digital art space combines sound and lights which change and transform as people walk by. This is the first time for this piece to be held in the city and offers people a dreamy experience with the nightscape of Ginza’s streets and buildings as the backdrop.

    The trees lining the garden will be individually lit up with bright and colourful lights. It will seem as if the trees are resonating with each other as they fade in and out of different colour tones. As watchers walk by, the colour tone of a tree will change and transmit to the trees next to them. The changing of colours signifies the presence of people, and in turn teamLab hopes people will become aware of the existence of other living things in the same space.

     

    Experience the latest in cutting-edge digital art technology at GINZA SIX.

     

    ■Information
    teamLab: Resonating Trees in GINZA SIX GARDEN

    Location: GINZA SIX GARDEN, GINZA SIX roof

    Running: August 1, 2018 – September 2, 2018 (*Shops and restaurants closed on August 27)

    Time: Sunset-11:00pm

    Entry: Free

    Event Page: https://www.teamlab.art/jp/e/ginzasixgarden

    Resonating Trees: https://www.teamlab.art/w/resonatingtrees

     

    GINZA SIX
    Address: 6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

    Opening Hours: Shops & Cafes (B2F-5F) 10:30am-8:30pm / Restaurants (6F, 13F) 11:00am-11:00pm

    *Business hours different for select shops.

    No Fixed Holidays.

    *Shops and restaurants closed on August 27.

    TEL: 03-6891-3390 (GINZA SIX Information Desk / 10:30am-8:30pm)

    Website: http://ginza6.tokyo/

     

  • teamLab Bring Digital Art to Kyoto World Heritage Site Shimogamo Shrine

    11.June.2018 | SPOT

    teamLab is an ‘artist collaborative, interdisciplinary creative group’ made up of specialists including programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians, architects – the list goes on. They work to blur together the art, science, technology and creative industries.

     

    The team are bringing their Light Festival in Tadasu no Mori digital art exhibition to Shimogamo Shrine, which stands as one of seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The event will run from August 17 to September 2.

    Resisting and Resonating Ovoids and Forest – Forest of Tadasu at Shimogamo Shrine
    teamLab, 2018, Interactive Digital Installation, Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

     

    Shimogamo Shrine sits between Kamo River and Takano River. It is one of Kyoto’s oldest shrines, having been a place of worship to countless people since old times. ‘Tadasu no Mori’ (Forest of Correction) is a sacred grove at the shrine and reminder of times gone, stretching 124,000 square meters. It was designated a World Heritage Site in 1994.

    Resonating Spheres – Forest of Tadasu at Shimogamo Shrine
    teamLab, 2016, Interactive Installation, Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

     

    teamLab will showcase the above two art displays. Light, sound and digital technology will surround the trees leading up to the shrine and gate. The exhibits will transform with the presence of people.

     

    Head to one of Japan’s oldest Shinto shrines to see a fusion of tradition and modern technology.

     

    ■Information
    Light Festival in Tadasu no Mori at the World Heritage Site of Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto
    Location: Shimogamo Shrine / Tadasu no Mori, 59 59 Shimogamo Izumigawacho, Sakyo, Kyoto
    *Please enter the southern part of Tadasu no Mori via Mikage Dori.Running: August 17, 2018 – September 2, 2018Tickets: Lawson and MiniStop convenience stores ticket terminals.
    *Loppi L-Code: 57291 / Lawson Tickets:  http://l-tike.com/tl-sg/
    Time: 18:30-22:00 (Last Entries 21:30)
    *Subject to change during busy times.
    Price: Weekdays ¥1,000 / Weekends ¥1,200 *Free for those in elementary school and below.
    *Pre-sale pair tickets available August 17-19 at ¥1,200
    *Pre-sale pair tickets are limited in quantity.
    *Pre-sale pair tickets will also be sold at the shrine when the event is running.*Restricted entry during busy times.
    *No smoking anywhere on the shrine grounds.
    *For this event, you will required a ticket to enter Tadasu no Mori area.
    *No car park.
    *Please arrive using public transportation.
    *Please note that the event content is subject to sudden change.teamLabo Official Website: http://teamlab.art/jp/

     

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    teamLab – Impermanent Flowers Floating in a Continuous Sea

     

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    teamLab – Black Waves: Immersive Mass ©teamLab

     

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    teamLab – Proliferating Immense Life ©teamlab

     

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    teamLab continues to find ways to connect people through modern experimental artworks. What will they create next?

     teamLab – Universe of Fire Particles ©teamLab

     

    Kumu Art Museum –  Photo: Tõnu Tunnel. (Courtesy of the Art Museum of Estonia.)

     

     

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    teamLab <Castle Tower> 

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    teamLab <Animals of Flowers, Symbiotic Lives in the Stone Wall>

     

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    teamLab <Resisting and Resonating Ovoids on the Stones of Oblivion>

     

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    In addition, visitors can turn their own drawings of generals into pins that they can take home as souvenirs!

    teamLab <Sketch Generals>

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    The castle tower was designated a National Treasure in the early Showa era but was destroyed by fire in an air raid during World War II. It was rebuilt in 1966. 



    teamLab’s Digitized City project has become popular across the world, allowing the art collective to utilize real-world locales to display artworks without damaging or altering the location chosen.

     

    With its lengthy history, Fukuyama Castle is a magnificent canvas, transforming as both visitors and nature interact with the lights. People, animals, nature, and art can live side by side, without boundaries. Wouldn’t you like to come to visit this winter?

    teamLab <Walk, Walk, Walk -Fukuyama Castle>

     

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    Drawing Flight

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    Autonomous Abstraction, Continuous Phenomena from the Universe to the Self

     

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