Pillars that Dance with the Wind

teamLab, 2023 (work in progress), Interactive Digital Installation, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

Pillars that Dance with the Wind

teamLab, 2023 (work in progress), Interactive Digital Installation, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

* In the event of rain or strong winds, the artwork may not be exhibited.

Materials made by humans, such as concrete, have maintained a stable structure on their own like a stone. Vortices on the other hand are created and sustained by the water that continuously flows inwards and outwards, maintaining an ordered structure within that flow. Life similarly maintains order through the continuous inward and outward flow of energy and matter through food.
This artwork also has no structure by itself, but rather the structure emerges from the flow; it is soft and flexible like a life form. The flow is what creates order from chaos.

The artwork is strongly influenced by its environment, including wind, rain, and humidity. The number, movement, and height of the pillars changes significantly.
The work also responds interactively to people.