This work is to be viewed from a position close to the entrance.

This work begins when the shoal of fish from The Way of the Sea enters the Cosmic Void. The work ends when the fish leave the space and disappear.

If you stand at the position close to the entrance, the boundary between the wall and the floor disappears, making the lines drawn by the trails of the shoal appear three-dimensional. Eventually your body becomes immersed in the world of the artwork, and the boundary between the artwork world and the viewer dissolves as well.

The shoal of fish rendered in light moves freely through the space, leaving trails of light. They sense people’s presence and try to avoid colliding with them.

There is a Zen saying, “The way of the bird”, which refers to the fact that unlike a human path, the path of the bird is not fixed. The path of the bird is free, unfettered, and leaves no trace.

The movement of thousands of fish is beautiful and mysterious, appearing like a single giant life form. The shoal has neither a leader nor mutual consensus, but it is said that the fish move on the simple basis of; if my neighbor moves, then I move too. However, the biological mechanism that causes hundreds of fish to move at the same time remains a mystery. It seems there is a universal principle that humans have yet to understand.

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.