‘Inside Out, Au Pantheon, Nef, Paris, France’; by JR (2014)
It?s not just the consumption of art that is being revolutionised by technology; it?s all about the democratisation of who can become a creative, and the effect this can have on society, says Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst
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Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst
A few years ago, I became aware of teamLab, an extraordinary group of  artists based in Tokyo. They have over  500 members in their organisation, and they  come from all walks of life. When you meet  them and exchange business cards, you will find one might be an architect, one might be a programmer. It?s quite an astonishing  group, all working together to create these amazing visual experiences. At the time, they had had numerous exhibitions in Japan; their immersive interactive digital works result in hugely colourful exhibitions. Follow LUX on Instagram: the.official.lux.magazine
Most of their subject matter is based on the natural environment: they create flowers, birds, trees, fish, butterflies and waterfalls, and the viewer becomes part of the experience of the exhibition. Through the way in which their algorithms work, the artworks respond to and interact with visitors. Some of the pieces are very large, such as one in Tokyo where you roll up your trousers, take your shoes off and walk across the floor, and (digital) fish touch you, swim around you and swim away. In these exhibitions, the work is programmed at the start o...