Sketch Ocean

teamLab, 2020-, from the series Sketch Aquarium, 2013-, Interactive Installation, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

Sketch Ocean

teamLab, 2020-, from the series Sketch Aquarium, 2013-, Interactive Installation, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

All the various fish drawn by everyone swim around in this ocean.

Color in a fish on the paper provided and see the picture you have colored come to life, swimming out into the ocean in front of you together with the fish drawn by other people. If you touch the fish, they will swim away. You can also feed the fish by touching the food bags.

Sometimes, the fish leave the room, transcend the boundaries between artworks, and begin to swim.

The tuna swim out to Sketch Ocean’s around the world. Similarly, tuna drawn in other parts of the world may appear and swim into the Sketch Ocean right in front of you.

How to interact with the artwork

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Color in your favorite fish.
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Scan the colored drawing.
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Watch the fish swim out into the ocean.
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Touch the food bags to attract the fish.
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Sometimes, the fish leave the room, transcend the boundaries between artworks, and begin to swim through the museum.
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The tuna may swim beyond the physical boundaries of the museum to Sketch Ocean and Sketch Aquarium: Connected World artworks of exhibitions around the world.
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After some time, the tuna swimming in other exhibitions return.
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The tuna drawn at other exhibitions may appear and swim into the Sketch Ocean right in front of you .