teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live - earth music&ecology | teamLab

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2019.07.12(Fri) - 11.04(Mon)Mifuneyama Rakuen, Takeo Hot Springs, Kyushu
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2019.07.12(Fri) - 11.04(Mon)Mifuneyama Rakuen, Takeo Hot Springs, Kyushu

Continuous Life

The 500,000 square meter Mifuneyama Rakuen Park was created in 1845, during the end of the Edo period. Sitting on the borderline of the park is the famous 3,000-year-old sacred Okusu tree of Takeo Shrine. Also in the heart of the garden is another 300-year-old sacred tree. Knowing the significance of this, our forebears turned a portion of this forest into a garden, utilizing the trees of the natural forest. The border between the garden and the wild forest is ambiguous, and when wandering through the garden, before they know it, people will find themselves entering the woods and animal trails. Enshrined in the forest is the Inari Daimyojin deity surrounded by a collection of boulders almost supernatural in their formation. 1,300 years ago, the famous priest Gyoki came to Mifuneyama and carved 500 Arhats. Within the forest caves there are Buddha Figures that Gyoki directly carved into the rock face that still remain today. 


The forest, rocks, and caves of Mifuneyama Rakuen have formed over a long time, and people in every age have sought meaning in them over the millennia. The park that we know today sits on top of this history. It is the ongoing relationship between nature and humans that has made the border between the forest and garden ambiguous, keeping this cultural heritage beautiful and pleasing. 


Lost in nature, where the boundaries between man-made garden and forest is unclear, we are able to feel like we exist in a continuous, borderless relationship between nature and humans. It is for this reason that teamLab decided to create an exhibition in this vast, labyrinthine space, so that people will become lost and immersed in the exhibition and in nature. 


We exist as a part of an eternal continuity of life and death, a process which has been continuing for an overwhelmingly long time. It is hard for us, however, to sense this in our everyday lives, perhaps because humans cannot easily conceptualize time for periods longer than their own lives. There is a boundary in our understanding of the continuity of time.


When exploring the forest, the shapes of the giant rocks, caves, and the forest allow us to better perceive and understand that overwhelmingly long time over which it all was formed. These forms can transcend the boundaries of our understanding of the continuity of time.


teamLab's project, Digitized Nature, explores how nature can become art. The concept of the project is that non-material digital technology can turn nature into art without harming it. 


These artworks explore how the forms of the giant rocks, caves, forests, or the garden where nature has continually existed in contact with the lives of people, make it possible to create a place where we can transcend the boundary in our understanding of the continuity of time and feel the long, long continuity of life. The works encourage once again the contemplation of the meaning of “Continuous Life” that has existed over many years in Mifuneyama.

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Story behind earth music&ecology's contribution

We feel a conceptual affinity between “teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live”, an art project created by a worldwide spectacle teamLab, and earth music&ecology. We will support the art collective over the long term.

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Forest and Spiral of Resonating Lamps - One Stroke, Autumn Mountain

This artwork, in which lamps are seemingly scattered in a random manner, is composed of resonating light that changes based on the relationship between the people in the artwork space. It is a work that expresses the beauty of continuity.
When a person stands still close to a lamp, it shines brightly and emits a sound. The light spreads to the two closest lamps, which in turn similarly emit a sound, spreading their light to the lamps nearest to them. The light, now divided into two, will pass through all of the lamps in the room once, creating a single trajectory of light. The light created by your presence and light created by the presence of others, will always intersect.
Although the lamps may seem randomly scattered, they have been intentionally placed so that regardless of the light’s starting point, or even if the light spreads endlessly, a smooth trajectory of light will always be created, crossing trajectories of light created by other people. 
More specifically, the arrangement of the lamps is mathematically determined. When drawing a line between lamps that are closest to each other, the distribution in height, direction of the lamp, and the smoothness of the three-dimensional trajectory is quantified in order to create a unicursal line with the same starting and ending point.
As a result, a lamp’s light triggered by a person’s presence will, regardless of the fact that it is only spreading to the closest lamps, always pass through every lamp only once. The light will always cross the light created by others, and return to the original lamp that started its trajectory.
The arrangement of the lamps may appear random, but it is to express the beauty of the continuity of light, created by people interacting with the lamps from any position.

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Informazioni sulla Sede

teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live - earth music&ecology

Durata

2019.07.12(Fri) - 11.04(Mon)

Orari

Jul 12 - Sep 12, 2019 19:00 - 22:30
Sep 13 - Oct 11, 2019 18:00 - 22:30
Oct 12 - Nov 4, 2019 17:00 - 22:30

* Enter from Entrance 1. Entrance 2 is only available 90 min after the opening.
* Last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

* There are two simultaneous exhibitions at Mifuneyama Rakuen, held before and after sunset;
Daytime Exhibition, 11:30 - Sunset
teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live, Ruins and Heritage - THE NATURE OF TIME
Nighttime Exhibition, Sunset - 22:30
teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live - earth music&ecology
* Only on the day of, a "teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live - earth music&ecology" ticket admits entry to both exhibitions.

Chiuso

Open daily

Accesso

Sede

Mifuneyama Rakuen
4100 Takeo, Takeo-cho, Takeo City, Saga, Japan
Guests Entering through Mifuneyama Rakuen Entrance 1:
* The shuttle bus does not stop at Entrance 1.
* Entrance 1 is 5 min walk from Odds Park TAKEO 2nd Parking Lot.
* Entrance 1 is 15 min walk from Odds Park TAKEO 1st Parking Lot.
By Train
From JR Hakata Station: 70 min by train to JR Takeo Onsen Station. Take a taxi (5 min) or a bus (8 min) to Mifuneyama Rakuen stop. From JR Takeo Onsen Station: 5 min by taxi or 8 min by bus to Mifuneyama Rakuen stop.
By Air
From Nagasaki Airport: 40 min by car From Saga Airport: 50 min by car From Fukuoka Airport: 70 min by car
Parking
Odds Park TAKEO 2nd Parking Lot: 300 cars Odds Park TAKEO 1st Parking Lot: 900 cars Other nearby parking lots: 900 cars * Once Odds Park TAKEO 2nd Parking Lot is full, Odds Park TAKEO 1st Parking Lot opens.
Shuttle Bus
A free shuttle bus runs between Odds Park TAKEO Parking Lot and Mifuneyama Rakuen Entrance 2 on weekends. Jul 12 - Sep 12, 2019 19:30 - 23:00 Sep 13 - Oct 11, 2019 18:30 - 23:00 Oct 12 - Nov 4, 2019 17:30 - 23:00 * Does not run on weekdays. * Departs every 15 minutes. * Once Odds Park TAKEO 2nd Parking Lot is full, TAKEO 1st Parking Lot opens and the shuttle starts running from TAKEO 1st. * The shuttle bus does not stop at Entrance 1.

CONTATTI

Inquiry on tickets

Contact the venue

Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel +81-954-23-3131

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Regarding Entry

Entry may be restricted depending on crowds.

Due to time constraints, if the number of visitors exceeds capacity, entry may not be permitted.


Wheelchair & Stroller Access

The garden has natural trails that may be difficult to access with a wheelchair or stroller.


Accessible artworks include;


At "teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live" exhibition:

・"Drawing on the Water Surface Created by the Dance of Koi and Boats – Mifuneyama Rakuen Pond"

・"Floating Resonating Lamps - One Stroke"

・"Resonating Forest in the Ravine"

・"Resonating Forest - Cherry Blossoms and Maple"

・"Resonating Azalea Valley "

・"Resonating Mt. Mifuneyama"

・"Ever Blossoming Life Rock"

・"Flowers Bloom in an Infinite Universe inside a Teacup”

・"Forest and Spiral of Resonating Lamps - one stroke"


At "teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live, Ruins and Heritage" exhibition:

For details on accessible artworks, please contact Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel (0954-23-3131).


Liability

The organizers will not be held responsible for any injury, loss, or damage to personal items.


Trash Free Park

For environmental preservation, trash cans are not available in this park. Be prepared to take your trash home for disposal and recycling.


No Smoking

All parks and natural areas are strictly smoke and tobacco-free.


Clothing

There are steep slopes and natural trails in this park. Visitors are advised to wear suitable clothing and footwear.


No Pets Allowed

No pets are allowed in the park. Service dogs are welcome.


Exhibition Suspended or Delayed Due to Weather

In case of strong rain and/or wind, the exhibition will be suspended. Please check the park's official website, facebook, or instagram for details.


Photography & Videography

Use of flash, drones and/or tripod inside the park is prohibited.


Other

By entering this exhibition, you consent to having your image captured by official photographers and videographers. The resulting materials, including still photographs, video and audio recordings may be used by the Organizers or local promotional entities without restriction or financial compensation, in news materials, promotional materials, on the web and other properties.

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teamLab (f. 2001) is an international art collective. Their collaborative practice seeks to navigate the confluence of art, science, technology, and the natural world. Through art, the interdisciplinary group of specialists, including artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians, and architects, aims to explore the relationship between the self and the world, and new forms of perception. In order to understand the world around them, people separate it into independent entities with perceived boundaries between them. teamLab seeks to transcend these boundaries in our perceptions of the world, of the relationship between the self and the world, and of the continuity of time. Everything exists in a long, fragile yet miraculous, borderless continuity. teamLab exhibitions have been held in cities worldwide, including New York, London, Paris, Singapore, Silicon Valley, Beijing, and Melbourne among others. teamLab museums and large-scale permanent exhibitions include teamLab Borderless and teamLab Planets in Tokyo, teamLab Borderless Shanghai, and teamLab SuperNature Macao, with more to open in cities including Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Hamburg, Jeddah, and Utrecht. teamLab’s works are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Asia Society Museum, New York; Borusan Contemporary Art Collection, Istanbul; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; and Amos Rex, Helsinki. teamlab.art Biographical Documents teamLab is represented by Pace Gallery, Martin Browne Contemporary and Ikkan Art.

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Mifuneyama Rakuen
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Cooperation

Saga Television Station