Light Festival in Tadasu no Mori
http://light-festival.team-lab.net/en/
This project was created by teamLab, a Japanese art collective. It is located in Shinto Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. It makes use of lights, sounds, and light-emitting balloons. The trees lining the path to the shrine will pulse and change color when approached. The balloons hover over the space, changing color and playing sounds when touched. This project is important because it combines traditional cultural elements and sacred space with new technologies to evoke new or enhanced feelings. The lights promote inter-connectivity with the environment, boosting the atmosphere of the Shinto shrine.
Floating Flower Garden
https://www.teamlab.art/w/ffgarden
This project was also created by teamLab. The dense garden opens up as visitors approach. As the visitors pass by, the masses of flowers and foliage close behind them. A hemispherical space of flowers is created, constantly enveloping the visitor wherever they walk. The flowers are also live, incorporating real scents and insect sounds. This is an important project because it involves live, organic materials to create a special space for visitors. While the visitor will walk to different areas of the garden, they will always be surrounded by walls of plants that yield to their desired pathways.