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IN an unsuspecting dockside warehouse in the port of Tokyo hides an incredible experience, one that needs to be booked early and discovered slowly.
Billed as the first digital art museum in the world, the space contains 470 projectors and 520 computers which display artworks across 10,000 square meters of space.
The gallery also exhibits interactive, three-dimensional artwork, providing a sensory experience to all who wander through the vast space.
The exhibit was put together by an interdisciplinary group of artist, scientist, and technicians who took sections of the museum on a global tour before settling once and for all in Odaiba, Tokyo on June 21, 2018.
Source: Holly Patrick.
As soon as you enter this exhibition space, you forget an outside world exists and follow your senses on a journey around the museum.
Because there’s no set path on how to experience the museum, viewers can spend as much or as little time as they please in each section.
However, when you do move on, it won’t be because a rowdy group of uninterested school children has entered the room, or because Dali’s “melting” paintings have become too much.
You’ll be compelled to follow the moving artwork around a corner where you’ll find a different theme of digital art moving across the walls and floor.
Whether it’s the migrating petals falling from the Forest of Flowers space or the flora-covered tigers and elephants walking the room perimeter, you’ll want to join them on their journey.
Source: Holly Patrick.
As your stroll through the dark corridors to another space, you can expect to be joined by processions of digital performers. Sometimes they’re ancient tribespeople, sometimes hopping hares.
But never expect to see the same thing twice as the art is continuously evolving and creating new relationships with the audience.
Source: Holly Patrick.
The museum fully encourages its visitors to transcend boundaries and get involved with the artwork.
One way they do this is by allowing you to take unlimited pictures and videos (no flash allowed), after all, it is a “digital museum.”
teamLab has also created a “Borderless” app which allows visitors to change the colors and tempo of some of the artwork, namely the Crystal World.
Source: Holly Patrick.
The interactive installation uses hundreds of thousands of LED lights, vertically strung up to resemble a glistening rain shower.
The sculpture is encased in mirrors and has winding paths to walk on beneath the hanging lights. The color of the lights changes moment by moment, creating everything from cascading rainbows to a disco atmosphere.
Source: Holly Patrick.
Another favorite among visitors is the Forest of Resonating Lamps.
Although the space is kept at room temperature, you’ll feel your heart, mind, and soul warm as you wander between these glowing lamps.
Source: Holly Patrick.
While children are welcome in any part of the museum, the darker spaces may be overwhelming for them.
But if you head to the first floor of the museum, you’ll find the Athletic Forest, packed with child- (and adult) friendly activities and installations.
The playground-like space features a space-themed Multi-Jumping Universe which adds a planet or black hole to the digital universe with every bounce.
Source: Holly Patrick.
The showstopper of this space is the incredible Weightless Forest of Resonating Lamps.
Giant balloons entice visitors in as they pulsate in different colors, from rich oranges and deep reds to every shade of pink imaginable.
As you walk through this installation, you can bounce from balloon to balloon, and at the end of the course, there’s an open area where untethered balloons can be thrown around.
Source: Holly Patrick.
There’s also an onsite tearoom providing the perfect place a sit down after exploring for hours.
At En Tea House you can watch the digital flowers bloom all around you as you sip on your brew.
The Sketch Aquarium towards the exit of the museum is also a must-do, no matter how old you are.
The museum provides templates of seahorses, sharks, octopus, fish, and squid for you to color in and make your own. Once you’ve finished, take it to a staff member at the end of the room.
They’ll project it onto a wall along with everyone else’s creations, and there it will stay, for all to admire.
Source: Holly Patrick.
Tokyo’s digital art museum busts the myth that museums are boring. While you might not learn about Japan’s past, you’ll get a glimpse into the future and learn how to appreciate a whole new style of art.
If you’re planning on visiting, be sure to book your tickets in advance as the museum gets sold out almost every day.
Also, wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes, preferably trainers otherwise you won’t be able to enjoy all the activities.
But apart from those two pointers, there aren’t any rigid rules in the museum. Just enjoy yourself, limit picture-taking time and fully immerse yourself in the experience.
- Address: 135, 2006 Tokyo, Koto, Aomi, 1 Chome-3-8 Odaiba Palette Town.
- Opening hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 10:00-19:00, Fri, Sat 10:00-21:00, Sun 10:00-20:00.
- Tickets: Adult (15 and over) JPY3,200 (US$28) Child (14 and under) JPY1,000 (US$9).
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