Launched in 2015, the Pace Art & Technology program explores the confluence of the two fields. At the Menlo Park, California, location of Pace Gallery, a new exhibition called "Living Digital Space and Future Parks" features the work of Teamlab—a Japanese art collective and group of self-described "ultra-technologists." Running through July 1, the exhibit features site-specific digital installations that play on universal themes including creativity, life, fluidity, and exploration. The interactive visuals could inspire new ways to approach event design, or help conjure new ideas for completely immersive brand experiences. Here's a look inside the exhibit.
The exhibit includes the North American debut of a work called "Flowers and People Cannot be Controlled but Live Together." Rendered by a computer program in real time, the piece shows flowers shedding their petals one by one, or all together—depending on where the viewer is standing. The work was inspired by cherry blossoms in Japan's Kunisaki Peninsula.
Photo: Courtesy of the Pace Gallery
Teamlab has expanded the practice of digital-art creation. Its current large-scale installation in Silicon Valley measures 20,000 square feet, spans multiple rooms, and includes 20 digital works. One of the works (pictured) is called "Flowers and People—Gold." The artwork is displayed in real time by a computer program and showcases the cycle of flowers budding, growing, blossoming, and withering. The interaction between the viewer and the art creates constant changes in the piece, and its previous visual states cannot reoccur.
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The exhibition also features the international debut of "Light Sculpture of Flames." The piece uses light points to create a sculptural form—designers say the composition style is similar to Pointillist paintings made of small dots. The interactive piece can be controlled digitally.
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To create "Crystal Universe," Teamlab installed LED lights in a three-dimensional space to create the illusion of an infinite number of light particles. Viewers can interact with the installation via smartphone: they swipe their phones while facing the installation to add various "universe elements" to the piece.
Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Pace Gallery
