teamLab: Digitized Ritsurin Garden

Name: teamLab: Digitized Ritsurin Garden
Location: Ritsurin Garden

PAST EXHIBITION

Jan 25 - Mar 01, 2020 *Early ClosureRitsurin Garden, Takamatsu, Kagawa

#チームラボ栗林公園光の祭

Early Closure and Ticket Refund (Charge Cancellation) Information

PAST EXHIBITION

Jan 25 - Mar 01, 2020 *Early ClosureRitsurin Garden, Takamatsu, Kagawa

#チームラボ栗林公園光の祭

Early Closure and Ticket Refund (Charge Cancellation) Information

teamLab: Digitized Ritsurin Garden
Ritsurin Garden is a seasonal (Japanese) garden created in the early Edo Period (17th century) and designated as a special place of scenic beauty. It is said that the landscaping began in the late 16th century, and since the 1630s, a series of expansions and renovations over the course of over 100 years led to its completion in 1745.

The garden has been comprised of pine trees since the beginning, and these bonsai-like pine trees have been maintained for approximately 300 years.

teamLab’s art project Digitized Nature explores how nature can become art. The concept of the project is that non-material digital technology can turn nature into art without harming it.

Humans cannot recognize time longer than their own lifespans. In other words, there is a boundary in our understanding of the long continuity of time.

The forms and shapes of nature have been created over many years and have been molded by the interactions between people and nature. We can perceive this long duration of time in these shapes of nature themselves. By using the shapes, we believe we can explore the boundary in our perception of the long continuity of time.

teamLab: Digitized Ritsurin Garden will transform the beautiful Ritsurin Park, which is said to vary in scenery with every step, into an interactive art space which changes due to the presence of people.

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ARTWORKS

Floating Resonating Lamps - One Stroke

Each of the lamps on the water’s surface floats autonomously. When a person stands still near a lamp, or when the wind blows a lamp, it shines brightly and emits a sound. The light of that lamp is transmitted to nearby lamps one by one, as the sound is continuously emitted. The transmitted light always travels through each of the lamps only once, shining brightly, as it propagates through all of the lamps, continuing on to Life is Continuous Light on the island in the center of the pond. People become aware of the presence of others in the same space.

The light is transmitted in such a way that the total distance it travels as short as possible. In other words, the light travels in a single stroke along the shortest route through all of the lamps only once. 

When the wind is not blowing and people are not nearby, the lamps begin to blink slowly.

*The lamps are made of Murano glass (Venetian glass).

Life is Continuous Light - Kansui Pond

The island, trees, and stones of Kansui Pond shine brightly. The light is autonomous, slowly blinking.

The light transmitted from Floating, Resonating Lamps causes the light of the trees and stones to shine brightly, and a tone resonates out. Then, that light is transmitted in a single stroke through the nearby trees and stones, as the sound is continuously emitted.

If a light approaches from the opposite side, it signifies the presence of people. Perhaps people will become more aware of the existence of others in the same space.

Forest of Autonomous Resonating Life

The densely packed, standing ovoids of light are autonomous. When an ovoid is pushed over by people moving through or blown down by the wind, it rises back up as the color of its light changes and emits a tone specific to that color. The surrounding ovoids respond one after another, continuously changing to the same color and emitting the same tone.

When the wind is not blowing and the people nearby are not interacting with the ovoids, their lights begin to blink slowly.

Ever Blossoming Life Rock Wall - Mt. Shiun

Flowers bloom and scatter for eternity on the rock wall of Mt. Shiun. A year’s worth of seasonal flowers from the area bloom over the course of an hour, continuously scattering and changing.

Flowers are born, grow, bud, bloom, and eventually scatter, wither, and disappear. The flowers are in a continuous cycle of life and death, repeating forever.

Our own existence is part of this continuity of life and death, repeating endlessly, for an overwhelming length of time, for billions of years. However, it is difficult to perceive this in everyday life.

The eternal birth and death of the flowers on the rock wall, may allow us to realize that the existence of life itself is part of a continuous cycle of life and death.
The artwork is rendered in real time by a computer program. It is neither a prerecorded animation nor on loop, it is continuously changing. Previous visual states can never be replicated, and will never reoccur.

Autonomous Resonating Life

The resisting and resonating ovoids are autonomous. When an ovoid is pushed over by people or blown by the wind, it rises back up as the color of its light changes and a tone specific to that color resonates out. The surrounding ovoids respond one by one, continuously changing to the same color and emitting the same tone. 
When the wind is not blowing and the people nearby are not interacting with the ovoids, their lights begin to blink slowly.

Floating, Resonating Spheres

The spheres of light are autonomous. When a person touches a sphere, or when the wind blows it, its color changes, and it emits a musical tone unique to the new color. One after another, the surrounding spheres successively change to the same color and emit the same tone. And the surrounding Resonating Trees also respond and change continuously. When there is no wind, and nobody touches the spheres of light, they begin to blink slowly.

Autonomous Resonating Life on the Water

The ovoids standing on the water’s surface float autonomously. When an ovoid is pushed over by people or blown by the wind, it stands back up while the color of its light changes, and it emits a sound tone specific to that color. The surrounding ovoids respond one by one, continuously changing to the same color and emitting the same tone. And the surrounding Resonating Trees also respond and change continuously.

When there is no wind, and nobody touches the ovoids of light, they begin to blink slowly.

Resonating Trees

The trees shine brightly. The light of each tree is autonomous, blinking as if breathing slowly.

The light transmitted from Floating, Resonating Spheres and Autonomous, Resonating Life on the Water causes the trees’ lights to change color, and a tone specific to that color resonates out. The light of a tree is transmitted to the surrounding trees one by one, continuously emitting the same tone.

If light approaches from the trees in the distance, it signifies the presence of people there, making people more aware of the existence of others in the same space.

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Resonating Trees
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Autonomous Resonating Life on the Water
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Floating, Resonating Spheres
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Floating Resonating Lamps - One Stroke
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Life is Continuous Light - Kansui Pond
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Autonomous Resonating Life
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Forest of Autonomous Resonating Life
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Ever Blossoming Life Rock Wall - Mt. Shiun

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Resonating Trees
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Autonomous Resonating Life on the Water
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Floating, Resonating Spheres
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Floating Resonating Lamps - One Stroke
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Life is Continuous Light - Kansui Pond
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Autonomous Resonating Life
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Forest of Autonomous Resonating Life
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Ever Blossoming Life Rock Wall - Mt. Shiun

VISIT US

Venue Details

teamLab: Digitized Ritsurin Garden

Term

Jan 25 - Mar 01, 2020 *Early Closure

Hours

18:30 - 21:30 (Last Entry 21:00)

Closed

Every Wednesday

Information

teamLab: Digitized Ritsurin Garden Early Closure and Ticket Refund (Charge Cancellation) Information

To help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus inside and outside of Japan, the exhibition will finish its term early on March 1, 2020. Visitors will not be permitted to enter March 2, 2020 and onward.These measures are taken to ensure the safety of visitors and staff. We thank you for your understanding.

Due to the Early Closure, guests who had purchased tickets in advance can complete the following steps to receive a refund (charge cancellation).

1. If you purchased your ticket from the official teamLab Borderless website, no follow up is necessary. The venue will reimburse you or cancel your charge according to the following schedule:

▼ If the charge cancellation/refund processing date is before your credit card closing date, the refund will be processed during the same month as the payment. Your card will not be charged.

▼ If the charge cancellation/refund processing date is after your credit card closing date, you will be charged for the payment that month, but the amount will be deducted from your bill the following month.

* Closing dates vary by credit card company. Please note that we cannot confirm your closing date.

2. If you purchased your ticket from somewhere other than the official museum website (travel agencies, ticket agencies, etc.), the procedures vary. Please contact the service from which you purchased the ticket directly.

If you have any questions, please contact the exhibition management:

teamLab: Digitized Ritsurin Garden Management Office

+81 087-831-4449 (available weekdays from 10:00 - 17:00)

ACCESS

Address

Ritsurin Garden, Ritsurin South Gate of East Parking Lot(1-20-16 Ritsurin-cho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa)

By Train

min. by car from JR Takamatsu Sta. 

min. walk from JR Ritsurin Sta.

min. walk from JR Ritsurinkoen Kitaguchi Sta. 

min. walk from Kotoden Ritsurinkoen Sta.

By Bus

min. walk from Ritsurinkoen-mae Bus Stop 

min. walk from Ritsurinkoen-mae Highway Bus Stop

Contact

teamLab: Digitized Ritsurin Garden Production Committee’s Office
087-831-4449（10:：00～17：00 weekday only）

Ticket

Tickets also available onsite during exhibition term.

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Notes on purchasing tickets

-Ticket valid for any date. (No need to specify.)
-Price includes tax.
-Please note that It is not possible to cancel or date change tickets after purchase.
-Tickets may be sold out. A limited number of tickets will be sold at the venue depending on the entrance status. Please inquire in advance.

Notes

・Photography & Videography
Use of flash photography or drones inside the park is prohibited. Because the park is very dark and has many narrow paths, use of tripods and monopods is also prohibited. Please also refrain from using equipment such as selfie sticks, as this can be hazardous to other visitors.

・Liability
The organizers are not responsible for any injury, loss, or damage to personal items.

・Safety
Please be careful on the stairs or in spaces with uneven footing. The organizers are not responsible for any accidents that occur in the venue.

・Viewing Area
Plese note that there are areas that are inaccessible to guests with disabilities using wheelchairs, guests using strollers, etc.
Accessible artworks include; Autonomous Resonating Life on the Water

・Trash-Free Park
Be prepared to take your trash home for disposal and recycling.

・No Smoking
All parks and natural areas are strictly smoke and tobacco-free.

・Suspension due to bad weather
Unaffected in case of light rain. In case of strong rain with strong wind, the exhibition will be suspended. For updates, please check our official SNS (Twitter).

・Other
By entering this exhibition, you consent to having your image captured by official photographers and videographers. The resulting materials, including still photographs, video, and audio recordings may be used by the organizers or local promotional entities without restriction or financial compensation in news materials, promotional materials, on the web, and other properties.

NEWS

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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 exhibitions have been held in cities worldwide, including New York, London, Paris, Singapore, Silicon Valley, Beijing, and Melbourne among others. teamLab museums and large-scale permanent exhibitions include teamLab Borderless and teamLab Planets in Tokyo, teamLab Borderless Shanghai, and teamLab SuperNature Macao, with more to open in cities including Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Hamburg, Jeddah, and Utrecht.

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

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Biographical Documents

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

Organizers

Success, teamLab

Supporters

Kagawa Prefecture