Memory of Topography
teamLab, 2018, Interactive Digital Installation, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi
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Spring, Cherry Blossom
Spring, Cherry Blossom
Spring, Cherry Blossom
Spring, Evening Cherry Trees
Spring, Evening Cherry Trees
Spring, Canola Flowers
Spring, Canola Flowers
Spring, Canola Flowers
Spring, Wisteria
Spring, Wisteria
Spring, Wisteria
Spring, Wisteria
Spring, Lavender
River and Carp
River and Carp
River and Carp
Summer, Rice Terrace
Summer, Rice Terrace
Summer, Firefly
Summer, Crape Myrtle
Summer, Crape Myrtle
Summer, Dandelion Seeds
Summer, Dandelion Seeds
Summer, Grasshopper
Summer, Grasshopper
Autumn, Rice Terrace
Autumn, Rice Terrace
Autumn, Rice Terrace
Autumn, Rice Terrace
Autumn, Sweet Olive
Autumn, Sweet Olive
Autumn, Autumn Leaves
Autumn, Autumn Leaves
Autumn, Grey Starling
Autumn, Red Dragonfly
Autumn, Red Dragonfly
Winter, Powder Snow
Winter, Powder Snow
Winter, Powder Snow
Winter, Blizzard
Winter, Blizzard
Winter, Camellia
Winter, Camellia
Winter, Camellia
Winter, Camellia
Winter, Grey Starling
Winter, Grey Starling
Winter, Grey Starling
Winter, Grey Starling
Winter, Grey Starling+Powder Snow
Winter, Grey Starling+Powder Snow
Winter, North Wind
Winter, North Wind
Winter, North Wind
Winter, North Wind
Winter, Powder Snow+North Wind
Winter, Camellia+North Wind
Winter, Camellia+North Wind
Winter, Camellia+North Wind
Winter, Grey Starling+North Wind
Winter, Grey Starling+North Wind
Winter, Plum Blossoms
Winter, Plum Blossoms
Winter, Plum Blossoms
Winter, Plum Blossoms+Powder Snow
Winter, Plum Blossoms+Powder Snow
Winter, Plum Blossoms+Grey Starling
Winter, Plum Blossoms+North Wind
Winter, Plum Blossoms+North Wind
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Memory of Topography
teamLab, 2018, Interactive Digital Installation, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi
This artwork depicts a rural mountain landscape of varying elevations that visitors must push through to explore. The scenery instills in the viewer a feeling of eternal permanence, however with the flow of real time the scenery is continuously changing. In the spring, the rice fields are still small and lush. In summer, they begin to mature, and in fall, they turn a golden color. And with the flow of time, the insects and flowers that make an appearance also change. The movement of insects is influenced by the movement and actions of people. And as people move around, the flow of air changes and blows the rice plants or scatters flower petals in different directions.
The overall appearance of this work will hardly change with each year. However, as in nature, the scenery is actually changing, and you will never see the same scenery twice. This moment will never be repeated and can never be seen again. Seemingly unchanging landscapes go on year after year for eternity.
The work and the canvas that mediates it are separated - the canvas has become transformative. The visual illusion produced by continuous dynamic change causes the viewer to become bodily immersed in the work, and the border between the viewer and artwork dissolves. As the unified world changes, viewers may feel a sense of melting into the world, becoming one with it and with each other.
The overall appearance of this work will hardly change with each year. However, as in nature, the scenery is actually changing, and you will never see the same scenery twice. This moment will never be repeated and can never be seen again. Seemingly unchanging landscapes go on year after year for eternity.
The work and the canvas that mediates it are separated - the canvas has become transformative. The visual illusion produced by continuous dynamic change causes the viewer to become bodily immersed in the work, and the border between the viewer and artwork dissolves. As the unified world changes, viewers may feel a sense of melting into the world, becoming one with it and with each other.