Digitized Gastronomy
2012
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Flowers Bloom in an Infinite Universe inside a Teacup
teamLab, 2016-, Interactive Digital Installation, Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi
When a cup of tea is made, flowers bloom inside the teacup. When the teacup is lifted, the flower petals scatter and spread outside of the cup. Flowers bloom infinitely as long as there is tea. The tea in the teacup becomes an infinite world in which the flowers continue to bloom. Drink in the infinitely expanding world.
Tea is a transformative entity, and the size of the flowers that bloom will change depending on the amount of tea. The artwork is born only when there is tea. Once the tea is drunk, the work no longer exists.
The flowers blooming in the teacup change with the passage of real time.
The artwork is forever changing and the picture at this moment can never be seen again.
Worlds Unleashed and then Connecting
teamLab, 2015, Interactive Digital Installation, Endless, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi
When a dish is placed on the table, the world contained within the dish is unleashed, unfolding onto the table and into the surrounding space. The worlds unleashed from each dish connect in the external space creating a new larger world. The worlds unleashed are affected by the other dishes on the table.
For example, a bird released from one dish can perch on the branch of a tree unleashed from another. The trees that grow from each dish are not identical; their sizes and shapes are affected by the worlds unleashed by the other dishes on the table. These unleashed worlds are also affected by your behavior. If you stand still, a tiny bird might alight on your hand; if you move suddenly, it might fly away. The worlds unleashed from the dishes on the table influence each other, react to the actions of visitors, and combine to create one single continuous world. The world is constantly changing from movement to moment and no two moments are alike.
What is on the table is observed by artificial intelligence. Therefore, the plates can be arranged on the table however visitors wish.
teamLab, 2014 Sound: Hideaki Takahashi
With an unbroken 400 years of history behind it, Arita ware embodies and encompasses a world of beauty envisioned by generation after generation of its creators. We believe that Arita ware's greatest strength is it’s custodianship of that beautiful world that its creators envisioned and brought to life during those 400 years. We capitalized on that strength to create our Arita ware of the future.
When our Arita ware is set on the table, the worlds contained within it unfold over the table and into the surrounding space. The worlds released by placing various pieces of Arita ware on the table begin to influence and affect each other, transforming the table and the surrounding space into a new world.
Simply by installing some projectors and sensors, any table—and any space—can be transformed into a world of beauty just by setting it with Arita ware of the future.
That's right—this is not a tale of the distant future, but a product of today. Arita ware of the future offers 400 years of beauty in every piece.
We invite you to enjoy yourself and envision a cafe that would feature this Arita ware of the future.Through placing different combinations of Arita ware on the table, you can transform and create a whole new world.