By ERIKO NAMI/ Staff Writer
November 6, 2023 at 07:00 JST
KANAZAWA--The masterminds behind digital light shows held in major world cities have brought their special brand of magic to Kanazawa Castle here.
Eight digital artworks created by teamLab Inc. are in place for the “teamLab: Digitized Kanazawa Castle” event that runs until Nov. 26.
The highlight of the show is “Animals of Flowers, Symbiotic Lives in the Stone Wall--Kanazawa Castle.” Flowers in the shape of animals are projected onto the stone walls of the Gojukken Nagaya storehouse. They walk around and then fade away.
“Autonomous Resonating Life and Resonating Trees” features large egg-shaped balloons laid out on the ground. They change color when they are prodded or sway in the wind.
In “Sketch Generals,” visitors are encouraged to paint colors to feudal warlords drawn on sheets of paper. When the drawings are scanned, the characters come to life on a big screen while their famous utterances are displayed in speech balloons.
Founded in 2001, teamLab is a group of artists consisting of around 1,000 people, including designers, animators, engineers and other specialists.
In addition to the teamLab Planets museum in Tokyo’s Toyosu district, their works have been exhibited in New York and Beijing, as well as provincial cities across Japan.
“We hope people will visit (the venue) repeatedly and rediscover the charms of Kanazawa Castle,” said teamLab member Takashi Kudo, 46, during a preview event held Sept. 28.
The show is open from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with the last entry at 8:45 p.m.
The venue can only be accessed from the Ishikawa-mon gate.
Admission is 1,600 yen ($10) for adults (1,800 yen on Fridays, weekends and holidays), 800 yen for junior and senior high school students (900 yen) and 500 yen for elementary school students (600 yen). An 800-yen discount for people with disabilities is available (900 yen).
For more information, visit the official website at (https://www.teamlab.art/e/kanazawacastle/).
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Drawings of warlords and other figures are projected onto a screen at Kanazawa Castle in Kanazawa on Sept. 28. (Eriko Nami)
