DIVERSITY, Japan Pavilion, Expo Milano 2015

Expo Milano 2015
May 1(Fri), 2015 – Oct 31(Sat), 2015
Expo Milano 2015 Japan Pavilion
https://www.team-lab.net/e/expomilano...

2015年ミラノ万博（2015年ミラノ国際博覧会）
2015年5月1日（金）～10月31日（土）
2015年ミラノ国際博覧会 日本館
https://www.team-lab.net/jp/e/expomil...

・DIVERSITY, Japan Pavilion, Expo Milano 2015

Japan, as a country surrounded by mountains and the sea, undergoes many changes with the passing of the four seasons. Rivers go through great changes in terms of the volume of water that passes through them, from the melting snow in the spring to the rainy season and typhoon season. Also, the distance between the mountains and the coast is very short, with very few plains along the way, causing many short fast-flowing streams to form throughout the islands.

This art installation uses waterfalls to represent water, a symbol that is at the heart of Japan’s food culture.

The artwork seeks to convey large volumes of information related to the great diversity found in Japanese food. In order to achieve this, it shows a gigantic waterfall that can be viewed from all around 360 degrees, displaying many images of food.

Visitors can touch the images that flow down the waterfall and transfer the image, with some detailed information, into their smartphones. They can then take the information home with them.

This art installation tackles the challenge of making sure that people can share their emotions and experiences, while offering the convenience of providing large amounts of information. teamLab achieves this by creating a symbolic waterfall that allows many visitors to share the same experience within the same space, and by giving them the ability to link this experience with their own personal smartphones.

https://www.team-lab.net/w/diversity/

・DIVERSITY, Japan Pavilion, Expo Milano 2015

四季の変化が大きく、山と海で囲まれた日本において、春の雪どけ水や梅雨、台風などで川の水量が大きく変わる。さらに山地から海岸までの距離が短く、平地が少ないので、短くて急な流れが多い。ゆえに水量が集中する滝は日本の原風景である。

本作は食の源である日本の水を、象徴的に「滝」で表現し、食の多様性（DIVERSITY）という大量の情報を来場者に伝えるため、360度どこからでも鑑賞できる巨大な滝に食に関連する大量のコンテンツの画像が流れている。
鑑賞者が流れてきた画像にタッチすると、画像と詳細の情報が自分のスマートフォンへと取り込まれ、持ち帰ることができる。

同じ空間にいる鑑賞者が体感を共有できるシンボリックな滝と、個人が持つスマートフォンを繋げることによって、感動の共有と情報に対する利便性を共存させるチャレンジを行っている。

https://www.team-lab.net/jp/w/diversity/