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teamLab: Field of Wind, Rain and Sun – Latest Exhibition Transforms Industrial Space in Osaka
teamLab: Field of Wind, Rain and Sun the lates teamLab exhibition opened its doors on October 5, 2024, at the Can Can Factory in Higashi-Osaka. This intimate exhibition, limited to just six visitors per session, transforms an industrial space into an immersive artistic experience where natural elements and digital innovation converge.
Tae Art Man at the entrance of teamLab: Field of Wind, Rain and Sun exhibition
teamLab Cafe: Field of Wind, Rain and Sun
The exhibition also incorporates a unique dessert café as part of the interactive display. Upon arrival, guests are guided through a small corridor featuring two captivating artworks: Copper Fossils, suspended overhead, and Sea of Light on the Pedestal, a polished steel table that reflects light, creating shifting visuals based on the viewer’s perspective.
The main highlight of the exhibition is Tea in Spontaneous Order – Dynamic Equilibrium Color, a near-dark café environment where visitors can indulge in a curated experience. Each attendee is invited to order one dessert and drink, with both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options available. Additional orders are welcome for an extra fee, enhancing the personalized experience in this immersive, artistic atmosphere.
At the heart of Tea in Spontaneous Order – Dynamic Equilibrium Color, one of the key installations in teamLab’s latest exhibition Field of Wind, Rain and Sun, lies an extraordinary element: the glowing drink glass. This glass interacts with visitors, lighting up in response to the drink inside. Rigged with a light mechanism at the base, the glass begins to glow as soon as liquid is poured in, creating a visually striking effect. When the drink is finished this mechanism will stop working. As visitors lift the glass, the glow intensifies, with the color gradually shifting—an effect only visible up close, adding to the artwork’s subtle intricacy. However, it should be noted that during my visit, there were moments when the glass did not glow as intended when raised. See the glowing moment of this art work in Tae Art Man YouTube clip.
Beyond its visual beauty, the design concept is deeply thoughtful. As expected from teamLab, the glowing glass isn’t just a simple visual gimmick for photo opportunities. In the pitch-dark room, the light from the glass reflects on nearby mirrors, creating a layered illusion of the viewer and the artwork that waiting outside. This reflection evokes a sense of unity between the individual and nature, while also hinting at an unseen barrier between the two—a symbolic reminder of the divide between our reality and the natural world.
As each person holds their glowing drink, only the individual can observe the gradual change in color—a detail invisible to those observing from a distance. When all the glasses are viewed together, they form a collective visual known as an “Environmental Phenomenon” which is a central theme of the entire exhibition.
Visitors are limited to 50 minutes within Tea in Spontaneous Order – Dynamic Equilibrium Color (though early exits are permitted).
teamLab: Field of Wind, Rain and Sun – A Symphony of Environmental Phenomena and Industrial Remnants
After the café experience, the exhibition transitions to its second section, featuring Life is an Ephemeral Light Born in the Sea of Darkness. This piece transforms a grassy field into a constantly shifting canvas of light, symbolizing the journey from darkness to light, and ultimately back to darkness—an echo of the natural environmental phenomena that inspire the exhibition. This installation is only viewable after sunset, adding to its atmospheric impact.
As I took a few steps further into the space, I looked up to see Spatial Calligraphy of Light and Wind, an ethereal glowing artwork resembling a massive kite suspended in the sky. This installation dances in the air, its movement dictated by the wind, making it visible only on sufficiently windy days—an embodiment of the exhibition’s seamless fusion of art, nature, and technology.
teamLab: Field of Wind, Rain and Sun’s Finale: The Sea of Glowing Melted Glasses.
The final chapter of teamLab’s exhibition Field of Wind, Rain and Sun reveals Sea of the Sun, an artwork crafted from molten glass remnants left at the bottom of industrial furnaces. This sea of glowing glass shifts colors in response to visitors’ movements, creating an ever-evolving landscape of light. I observed that whenever I paused, the colors gradually unified at the point where I stopped, as if I were summoning a sea of light. Standing amidst it all felt utterly awe-inspiring, a poignant reminder that every action begins from where we stand, rippling outward—a true embodiment of the “Environmental Phenomenon” concept that serves as the exhibition’s central theme.
teamLab: Field of Wind, Rain and Sun: The Audacious Environmental Phenomenon
What makes this exhibition so daring is that visitors cannot experience all the artworks in just one visit. Each piece is deeply tied to the environment, reflecting the idea that art need not exist in isolation within a controlled setting, but can be the result of the surrounding world and the interaction of people who, collectively, form a larger society.
Some works are only viewable during specific environmental conditions. For instance, Ephemeral Crystallized Rain can only be seen on rainy days, while Enso of the Sun appears exclusively during cloudless, windless afternoons between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., when the sun reaches its peak. Climbing a set of stairs allows visitors to view a perfectly circular ring of light, a feature teamLab proudly claims to be without any distortion.
teamLab: Field of Wind, Rain and Sun visiting and ticketing information
For those planning to attend, advanced preparation is essential, as the exhibition only accommodates six visitors per session, and tickets sell out quickly. I personally recommend visiting at night for a more immersive experience. If traveling by public transport, alight at Wakae-Iwata Station and follow Google Maps for a 20-minute walk (1-1-15 Wakaehigashimachi, Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka).
The teamLab: Field of Wind, Rain and Sun exhibition, which opened on October 5, is ongoing with no set end date, and runs as a permanent display. It is closed every Tuesday and Wednesday. While smaller in scale compared to teamLab’s Botanical Garden exhibition in the same city, this experience offers something truly unique, something no other teamLab exhibition can provide. Each teamLab show tells a different story, but when viewed together, they form an unmissable “art phenomenon” of their own.
The detail for Field of Wind, Rain and Sun ticketing is available in teamLab website.
Story: Tae Art Man
Photos: Tae Art Man / Tooh Athit
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