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Sketch Ocean

teamLab, 2020-, Interactive Digital Installation, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi, teamLab

Sketch Ocean

teamLab, 2020-, Interactive Digital Installation, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi, teamLab

All the various fish drawn by everyone swim around in this ocean.


Color in a fish on the paper provided and see the picture you have colored come to life, swimming out into the ocean in front of you together with fish drawn by other people. If you touch the fish, they will swim away. You can also feed the fish by touching the food bags.


Sometimes, the fish leave the room, transcend the boundaries between artworks, and begin to swim through the museum.


The tuna transcend the physical boundaries of the museum and swim out into Sketch Ocean or Sketch Aquarium: Connected World artworks in exhibitions around the world. Similarly, tuna drawn in other parts of the world may appear and swim into Sketch Ocean right in front of you.

How to interact with the artwork

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    Color in your favorite fish.

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    Scan the final drawing.

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    Watch the fish swim out into the ocean.

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    Touch the food bags to attract fish.

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    Sometimes, the fish leave the room, transcend the boundaries between artworks, and begin to swim through the museum.

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    The tuna swim beyond the physical space of the museum to Sketch Oceans elsewhere in the world.

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    After some time, the tuna swimming in other exhibitions return.

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    The tuna drawn at other exhibitions may appear in the Sketch Ocean in front of you and swim around.
    The tuna drawn at teamLab Borderless (Tokyo)

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    The tuna drawn at teamLab Borderless Shanghai

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    The tuna drawn at teamLab: Continuity (San Francisco)

Skills Nurtured

  • Creativity, Power of Expression
  • Respect for Diversity
  • Self-Confidence
  • Interest in Technology