Ieyasu and teamLab: Night Sumpu Castle Ruins and Tower of Floating Light

teamLab, 2015, Interactive Installation, Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

Ieyasu and teamLab: Night Sumpu Castle Ruins and Tower of Floating Light

teamLab, 2015, Interactive Installation, Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

This interactive installation consists of a pyramid (33 x 24 x 17 meters) floating in midair constructed from 108 globes of light (2 meters in diameter).

Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu loved the land of Sunpu; he built a castle there against the backdrop of the majestic beauty of Mount Fuji, that was to be his final abode. As an allusion to the shining towers of Sunpu Castle and the beauty of Fuji, we have created in the ruins of Sunpu's towers a floating pyramid of light.

In this pyramid of light unfolds a show of light and sound themed on Lord Ieyasu's life. Within the pyramid float spheres that change color when tapped and emit a noise unique to that color. The surrounding globes then resonate to emit the same colors and sounds, sparking a chain reaction that changes the entire color of the pyramid.

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SUNPU TENKATAIHEI FESTIVAL 2015

2015.09.18(Fri) - 09.27(Sun)

Sumpu Castle Park, Shizuoka

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A Balloon Light Pyramid Illuminates Japanese Ruins

The lightning speed at which teamLab releases new work is mindboggling. Seriously, it’s hard to believe anyone in the collective even sleeps. Coming off their recently released Crystal Universe, the Japanese artists are back with yet another interactive light installation set in the ruins of Shizuoka City’s Sunpu Castle.

A gridded network of 108 white balloons, or “globes,” floats in mid-air, creating a pyramid shape that resembles the roof of a house. The floating spheres change color when touched and emit a sound “unique to that color,” according to teamLab’s description. The surrounding balloons then echo the same sound and color in a rippling effect that alters the entire color of the piece.

The site-specific installation was constructed in dedication to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, who built and died in the Sunpu Castle.

In the video’s description, teamLab writes, “In this pyramid of light unfolds a show of light and sound themed on Lord Ieyasu’s life.” Check out a preview of the installation in action below: