teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, the brand new 17,000 sqm art project has been announced to be 70% complete as this mega-project is making steady progress towards its development.
The multi-sensory art experience at Saadiyat Cultural District will house large-scale immersive artwork spaces created by the globally acclaimed and interdisciplinary Tokyo-based art collective teamLab, offering inspirational spaces at the intersection of art and technology, igniting curiosity, imagination, and creativity in all who visit.
As part of the new concept the architecture for the attraction has been designed both from the inside out and the outside in resulting in this unusual structure that envelops various environments that produce unique phenomena.
Jonathan Brown, Chief Portfolio Officer of Miral, said:
“Together with our partners, Miral’s vision for developing teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi is to provide a captivating cultural journey that brings a new realm of educational exploration and creative discovery to the emirate. The curated, experiential space will add yet another outstanding experience to Miral’s portfolio of world-class experiences and attractions, appealing to visitors from across the globe.”
Toshiyuki Inoko, founder of teamLab, said:
“A key characteristic of teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi is the environment and the various phenomena created by it. The environment stabilises the structure of these phenomena, and the stabilised phenomena become the artworks themselves. In other words, unlike stones or man-made creations that can maintain a stable structure on their own, the artworks at teamLab Phenomena do not exist independently, but are dependent on their environment.
Even if people break the work apart, the work will remain in existence, as long as its environment is maintained. On the contrary, the work will disappear if the environment is not maintained. In time, people’s consciousness will expand to include the environment. A stone can continue to exist in a closed box, sealed off from the outside world, but life cannot sustain its existence in such a box. Life is a miraculous phenomenon that emerges from a flow in a continuous world.”
The teamLab project is just one of many ongoing developments in association with the Miral Group who are the leading creators of immersive destinations and experiences in Abu Dhabi.
With upcoming projects such as the Yas Waterworld expansion, Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi and a Harry Potter themed land which will expand Water Bros. World Abu Dhabi there’s certainly a lot to look forward to in the coming years!
About teamLab
teamLab (f. 2001) is an international art collective. Their collaborative practice seeks to navigate the confluence of art, science, technology, and the natural world.
Through art, the interdisciplinary group of specialists, including artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians, and architects, aims to explore the relationship between the self and the world, and new forms of perception. https://www.teamlab.art/
