The Kairakuen Garden is home to a new digital exhibit that brings together non-material digital technology and nature to create art.
This garden was created during the Edo Period in 1842 and has been designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty. It is one of the three Great Gardens of Japan and is home to 3,000 plum trees of around 100 varieties, and it is well known for its plum blossoms.
Between February and March 2021, the gardens will be transformed into a kaleidoscope of colour by teamLab as part of their Digitized Nature exhibition. This will be in conjunction with the 120-year-old Mitu Ume (plum) Festival.
‘The concept of the project is that non-material digital technology can turn nature into art without harming it,’ said the team on their website.
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‘Digitized Kairakuen Garden will transform this garden, where various types of plum trees bloom in spring, into an interactive art space that changes due to the presence of people,’ the said.
Digital images and colours will be projected onto trees and surfaces across the gardens in a magnificent light show. These will change as people move closer in their presence.
Picture: teamLab
