Flutter of Butterflies, Ephemeral Life
teamLab, 2020, Interactive Digital Installation, Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi
Flutter of Butterflies, Ephemeral Life
teamLab, 2020, Interactive Digital Installation, Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi
When no one is in the space, it is completely dark and nothing exists. When people enter the space and stand still, butterflies are born from their feet where they stand, or from their hands where they touch the wall. When people touch the butterflies themselves, the butterflies die.
The artwork is not a pre-recorded image that is played back: it is created by a computer program that continuously renders the work in real time. The interaction between people and the installation causes continuous change in the artwork: previous visual states can never be replicated, and will never reoccur. The picture at this moment can never be seen again.
SERIES
- Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders
- Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders in Infinite Transparency
- Flutter of Butterflies and Cherry Blossoms in Hemp Ornament, 2 sets of 5 screens
- Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders, Ephemeral Life
- Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders, Ephemeral Life born in Au-delà des limites
- Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders, Ephemeral Life Born from People
- Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders, Intersections Create Life - 1 Butterfly where 64 Light Rays Cross
- Flutter of Butterflies, Born from Hands
- Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders, Transcending Space - Floating Nest
- Butterflies Dancing in the Depths of the Underground Ruins, Transcending Space
- Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders, Transcending Space - Seated Contemplation, Continuous Small Universe
- Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders, Transcending Space
- Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders, Life Born on the Other Side