Two weekends ago in Tokyo the massive annual art extravaganza known as Roppongi Art Night took place (it had been cancelled last year because of the events following 3.11). The show was headlined by world-renown artist Yayoi Kusama and, for 24 hours, art lovers descended upon a hodge-podge of galleries, museums and other participating exhibition spaces. In this short series we highlight some of our favorite works.
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Floating Instrument is a collaboration between visual design studio teamLab and musician/ sound artist Hideaki Takahashi. Their patent-pending interactive balls are interconnected through a wireless network enabling synchronized changing of colors. In daylight, the balls appear frozen in time as they continuously and effortlessly clash with the environment. At night, they delightfully light up, creating mysterious orbs that – if you’re not careful – will lure you right into the lake.
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