A Garden in the Air
This Floating Garden, is a part of the teamLab museum in Tokyo. Earlier I shared other parts of teamLabs museum which have been more of immersive art technology. But here the air is different. It's a garden not on the ground but suspended in the air.
Over 13,000 living orchids are suspended from the ceiling on almost invisible wires, floating so low that you will brush them as you move across the room. The room is mirrored from floor to ceiling so it kind of expands the garden virtually. It feels like an infinite forest of flowers. It's the most alive room in the museum. Again, it is best to wear something comfortable for this museum. Since there are floor mirrors in many rooms, it can take pictures from all angles.
The flowers have sensors. As we move across the room, the flowers above will rise very slowly and open a bubble around. Behind us they descend again. You need to be moving around extremely slowly in this place to witness all of this little magic. If you rush, you do not experience the real charm of the floating garden.
Here are some pictures.
You can see the mirror effect very clearly here
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13.000 orquídeas suspendidas y el detalle de los sensores que abren el bubble al pasar es lo que más me llama: el volumen de flores tiene que ser abrumador en persona. ¿El movimiento es por proximidad o detectan velocidad? Porque si hay que ir lento para verlo, el ritmo del visitante cambia toda la experiencia.
Las 13.000 orquídeas con sensores que se abren al pasar y se cierran detrás suenan a un costo operativo interesante: mantenimiento de flora viva más tecnología en un museo que cobra entrada. El dato concreto es que teamLab convierte experiencia en ticket premium, y eso explica por qué Tokio sigue vendiendo turismo aunque el yen esté débil. Ojo con la foto del espejo, ahí se ve mejor que cualquier folleto lo que significa vender lo inmaterial.