This work begins as a continuation of Black Waves: Flowing Beyond Borders.

To the viewer, the other people who have become one with the waves exist in the world of the artwork, and when the viewer is seen by others as one with the waves, they also exist in the space of the artwork.

Multiple viewpoints are placed in the space of the world of the artwork, and the space of the artwork around the viewpoints is cut out and flattened using Ultrasubjective Space. When this flat surface is then placed in the exhibition space in the same position relative to the viewpoints, the world of the artwork is superimposed on the exhibition space. The viewer's viewpoint is not fixed; their viewpoint can move freely not only left and right but also in the depth direction, allowing them to explore a physical perception that immerses their entire body in the world of the artwork as they walk freely in all directions. When the viewer sees other people overlapping with the work through the screen, for them it is equivalent to that person being present not only in the exhibition space but also in the space of the artwork, and the other people become a part of the work.

All oceans are connected to each other, and so are all the waves in this world.

In classical East Asian art, waves are often expressed using a combination of lines. These waves created by lines allow us to realize that each wave is one part of a larger flow, and conveys life as though the waves are a living entity. 

When the waves rise, we can feel a powerful breath of life, as though life is blooming. It feels as though each wave has a life of its own. But when the waves collapse and disappear, we realize, with a sense of fragility, that they were a part of the ocean. And that ocean is connected to all of the other oceans. In other words, all of the waves in the world are connected to each other.

The waves seem alive because life is like a rising wave. It is a miraculous phenomenon that continuously emerges from a single, continuous ocean.

The waves are expressed through a continuous body of countless water particles. The interactions of particles are calculated, and then the movement of water is simulated in three-dimensional space. Lines are created along the trajectories of the water particles, and drawn on the surface layer of the three-dimensional waves.

The lines are created with what teamLab refers to as Ultrasubjective Space. In contrast to space that is created through, or cut out by, lenses and perspective, Ultrasubjective Space does not fix the viewer’s viewpoint and in turn frees the body. The wall that the waves are seen on does not become a boundary between the viewer and the artwork, and the artwork space is continuous with the space of the viewer’s body.