Construction teams and digital artists are working hard to create an immersive museum that will serve as the cultural anchor of Tokyo’s most recent megaproject. This museum is constructed in an underground maze under Japan’s highest building.
Over two million people visited the Borderless Museum that TeamLab, a multinational collective of artists, established in 2019. This achievement earned the group a Guinness World Record. The museum is located on the island of Odaiba in Tokyo Bay. The term originates from the fact that digital art pieces are designed to mix in with one another and invite visitors to explore at their own speed.
In preparation for rebuilding the property by Mori Building, one of the most prominent developers in Japan, the attraction was shut down the previous year. In February, it is scheduled to reopen in the Azabudai Hills complex, located in the heart of Tokyo.
“To be able to create this kind of large space in which we can exhibit is important to us,” said Toshiyuki Inoko, the creator of TeamLab, in an interview on Friday.
Mori’s vision of integrating residential and commercial developments with cultural attractions is being implemented, and relocation is a component of that strategy. The Mori JP Tower, which is 330 meters (1,082 feet) tall, is scheduled to open next week. In addition, shopping arcades, residential towers, medical facilities, and a school are all in various stages of construction in the surrounding area.
Several components of the new borderless facility are getting close to being finished. These components include “Flowers and People,” a continuous computer projection of petals budding and scattering, and “Bubble Universe,” a mirrored chamber filled with glittering bulbs that appear to extend into infinity.
In recent years, teamLab has garnered a worldwide reputation for its creative and interactive set pieces, combining visuals and the senses. In previous initiatives in Tokyo, digital art was combined with a sauna experience, and a laser light display was used to enhance a performance of Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Turandot.”
“We as a team want to create something that makes people feel that the continuity itself is beautiful,” according to Inoko.
