teamLab: Impermanent Flowers Floating in a Continuous Sea｜21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan

Name: teamLab: Impermanent Flowers Floating in a Continuous Sea｜21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan
Start: 2019-08-09
End: 2019-09-01
Location: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

PAST EXHIBITION

Aug 09 - Sep 01, 201921st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Ishikawa

PAST EXHIBITION

Aug 09 - Sep 01, 201921st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Ishikawa

ARTWORKS

Light Community

Light Community consists of hundreds of autonomous light vehicles. There is no overall control or comprehension of the entire space.

The light vehicles are completely autonomous, they move around a track continually, changing speed in response to the vehicle in front of them, and sometimes slowing down when they need to replenish their energy.
When people stand close to the vehicles they shine brightly and emit a sound tone which resonates out to the nearby vehicles, the light and sound resonates out continuously in response to the person’s presence. When people are not close by the vehicles glow as though gently breathing.

Black Waves: Lost, Immersed and Reborn

This is an installation made of one continuous wave. The waves projected are all connected and form a single, unbroken body of water. As we immerse and meld ourselves into the waves, we explore a continuity among people, as well as a new relationship that transcends the boundaries between people and the world.

The movement of water is simulated in a computer-generated three-dimensional space. The water is expressed as a continuous body after calculating the interactions of hundreds of thousands of particles. To visualize the waves, lines were drawn in relation to the movement of the particles. The waves created in 3-D space were then turned into an artwork in accordance with what teamLab refers to as ultrasubjective space.

In premodern Japanese painting, oceans, rivers, and other bodies of water were expressed as a series of lines. These lines give the impression of life, as though water is a living entity.  

This form of expression leads us to question why pre-modern people sensed life in rivers and oceans. Also, why did they behave as if they themselves were a part of nature? Perhaps something can be discovered by fusing the fixed objective world of today’s common knowledge with the subjective world of premodern people.

While viewing this artwork, if we feel a sense of life in the collection of lines — what can be called the subjective world of premodern people — then perhaps this is one aspect of objective recognition.

When viewing this artwork, as opposed to when watching images of waves captured by a video camera, people may feel that the boundary between themselves and the waves disappears. They feel immersed in the work, perhaps even feeling life in the collection of lines, as if the waves are luring them in. Perhaps we can find a connection to the way premodern Japanese people perceived the world and, consequently, how they behaved toward the world.

If we regard ourselves as a part of nature and consider nature not just as something to be observed, we might join pre-modern people in perceiving rivers and oceans as living entities. This is a way of seeing the world that engages us, and allows us to feel that there is no boundary between ourselves and nature.

Continuous Life and Death at the Now of Eternity, Cannot be Controlled but Live Together

The world of the artwork changes with the real flow of time of its location. The artwork grows brighter as the sun rises and darker when the sun sets, and the flowers change. 
Flowers are eternally repeating the process of life and death. When people touch the flowers, their petals scatter. But if people hold their hands still against the work, more flowers will be born than usual.
The time in which the viewer exists, the time of the location, and the time of the flower's repeating the cycle of life and death, all intersect and overlap, whilst remaining connected to the body, the place, and the world of the artwork. In the artwork space different times and spaces overlap.
The artwork is not a pre-recorded image that is played back; it is created by a computer program that continuously renders the work in real time. The interaction between people and the installation causes continuous change in the artwork, so previous visual states can never be replicated, and will never reoccur. The picture at this moment can never be seen again.

Reversible Rotation - Black in White

The Spatial Calligraphy in this artwork space rotates in the same direction, but because of the characteristics of Ultrasubjective Space, visually, the clockwise and counterclockwise rotation are logically equivalent. Hence, the work can appear to be rotating in either direction depending on how the viewer chooses to look at it.
Spatial Calligraphy is a form of calligraphy drawn in space that teamLab has been exploring since it was founded. The artwork reconstructs calligraphy in three-dimensional space to express the depth, speed, and power of the brush stroke, and that calligraphy is then flattened using the logical structure of space that teamLab calls Ultrasubjective Space. The calligraphy shifts between two and three dimensions.

Flowers Bombing

The flowers drawn by visitors appear on the walls and grow in clusters.People’s drawings give life to the flowers that then bloom, scatter, and die. As the petals scatter, their trajectories draw new lines.If people place their hands on the wall and hold still, more flowers bloom. If they move their hands, the flowers scatter their petals all at once.

VISIT US

Venue Details

teamLab: Impermanent Flowers Floating in a Continuous Sea

Term

Aug 09 - Sep 01, 2019

Hours

10:00 - 18:00 (Open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays)

Closed

No Holiday

Ticket Fee

Online
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Venue
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa, People's Gallery A (Same Day tickets only)

ACCESS

Address

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Address :1-2-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa, Japan 920-8509

Map

From JR Kanazawa Station

HOKUTETSU Local-line Bus (Local Bus):
Take buses from bus terminal 3,6 at East Exit. Get off at “Hirosaka·21st Century Museum”. Walk 1 min. Take buses from bus terminal 8–10 at East Exit. Get off at "Korinbo (ATRIO-mae)". Walk 5 min. (10-min ride) *Bus services limited to weekends and holidays

Machibus :
Take buses from bus terminal 5 at East Exit. Get off at “Kanazawa 21-Seiki Bijutsukan / Kenrokuen (Mayumizaka-guchi)” (20-min ride). Walk 1 min.

KANAZAWA LOOP BUS :
Take buses from bus terminal 7 at East Exit. Get off at “Hirosaka·21st Century Museum (Ishiura Jinja-mae)” (20-min ride). Walk 1 min.

KENROKUEN SHUTTLE :
Take buses departing from bus terminal 6 at East Exit. Get off at “Hirosaka·21st Century Museum (Shiinokigeihinkan-mae)” (20-min ride). Walk 1 min.

From Komatsu Airport
About 40 min by Airport Limousine bus. Get off at Kanazawa Station west gate (terminal). Transfer to local-line Bus.

Contact

teamLab: Impermanent Flowers Floating in a Continuous Sea Executive Committee
076-260-3581 (Weekdays 10:00 - 18:00, unavailable on weekends or holidays)

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*Children 3 years old and under are free

Notice to Visitors

・This facility cannot be held liable for any visitor's personal injury, loss, or other problems occurring here.
・If you must leave the queue please make sure that someone in your party stays behind.
・It may not be possible to enter at the requested time, please keep a margin of flexibility to your schedule. Last entry is 40 minutes before closing time.
・ Reselling tickets is prohibited. A ticket that has been resold will not allow entry to the facility. This facility cannot be held responsible for any problems with resold tickets.
・Certain works may not be exhibited due to large crowds or maintenance.
・ Interruptions or cancellations of the exhibition may take place due to facility conditions.
・Tickets can be refunded only if the facility has an unscheduled closure.
・ We do not pay travel expenses, etc., for coming to the venue, even if the exhibition has been suspended.
・Re-entry is not permitted.
Luggage with a length of 50 cm or more, strollers, and pets are not permitted. Exemption only for service dogs. Please use the coin lockers provided at the museum.
・Prohibited Items
Hazardous items, smelly items, fresh flowers, etc.
Any drinks with no caps or covers.
Any other items deemed to be hazardous by the staff.
・Be aware that the facility is dark with uneven ground and unsteady footing. Be aware of the actions of people with you and around you. If you have young children, watch them closely for their safety.
・Note that the artworks may have flashing lights and loud noises.
- For your own safety, please do not touch the projectors, sensors, lights, or other equipment.
・No smoking, drinking, or eating (including candy and gum) in the exhibition spaces. You can only have drinks at the rest areas on each floor.
・Wheelchair users may enter the facility, but for safety reasons, some works cannot be experienced.
・Wheelchair users may be asked to wait, as the number of wheelchair users admitted at one time is limited. Wheelchairs are also available in the museum for guests who wish to borrow them.
・Anyone who is ill or drunk will not be allowed entry.
・You can take photos and videos and post them on social media, but the following are prohibited:
Photography using auxiliary camera equipment (such as monopods, tripods, and selfie sticks), flash photography.
Other actions that bother other guests.
・Please note that video or photo coverage of the site may be performed without prior notice. If you do not agree to be featured in the coverage, regardless of its application, please inform our staff.
・Photo shooting for commercial purposes is not permitted without prior concent.
・You may be asked to present identification at the entrance
You may be asked to present your ID card at admission to prove your age .
・Please follow the staff's instructions. If you do not follow the instructions, we may escort you out of the premises.

ARTIST

teamLab

teamLab (f. 2001) is an international art collective. Their collaborative practice seeks to navigate the confluence of art, science, technology, and the natural world. Through art, the interdisciplinary group of specialists, including artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians, and architects, aims to explore the relationship between the self and the world, and new forms of perception.

In order to understand the world around them, people separate it into independent entities with perceived boundaries between them. teamLab seeks to transcend these boundaries in our perceptions of the world, of the relationship between the self and the world, and of the continuity of time. Everything exists in a long, fragile yet miraculous, borderless continuity.

teamLab’s works are in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra;  Amos Rex, Helsinki; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Borusan Contemporary Art Collection, Istanbul; and Asia Society Museum, New York, among others.

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Biographical Documents

teamLab is represented by Pace Gallery, Martin Browne Contemporary and Ikkan Art.

Organizers

teamLab: Impermanent Flowers Floating in a Continuous Sea Executive Committee

Co-organizers

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa [Kanazawa Art Promotion and Development Foundation]

Special Sponsors

Seven Ticket

Supporters

Ishikawa Prefecture, City of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Art and Culture Association, Asahi Broadcasting Nagano Corporation, FM ISHIKAWA BROADCASTING, RADIO KANAZAWA/KOMATSU/NANAO, Kanazawa Cable