teamLab has opened Biovortex in Kyoto, a sprawling permanent exhibition of more than 50 immersive digital works across roughly 10,000 m². Key piece "Morphing Continuum" features glowing spheres and a hovering, shape-shifting sculpture that responds to visitor movement. Founder Toshiyuki Inoko says the works blur the line between viewer and art, and visitors report an emotionally intense, physically immersive experience.
teamLab Unveils “Biovortex” in Kyoto — A Vast Immersive Exhibition That Blurs Viewer and Art
teamLab has opened Biovortex in Kyoto, a sprawling permanent exhibition of more than 50 immersive digital works across roughly 10,000 m². Key piece "Morphing Continuum" features glowing spheres and a hovering, shape-shifting sculpture that responds to visitor movement. Founder Toshiyuki Inoko says the works blur the line between viewer and art, and visitors report an emotionally intense, physically immersive experience.
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teamLab opens Biovortex in Kyoto
An expansive new permanent exhibition by the internationally renowned art collective teamLab has opened in Kyoto, offering visitors an immersive experience designed to dissolve the barrier between observer and artwork. Titled “Biovortex”, the installation launched on October 7 and spans roughly 10,000 square metres (107,639 sq ft), presenting more than 50 digital, reactive works.
Immersive highlights
One of the centrepieces, “Morphing Continuum”, fills the space with countless glowing spheres while a monumental sculpture rises from the floor and hovers, continuously reshaping itself in response to visitor movement. The work invites active engagement, so viewers do not simply look at the art — they help create it.
"Viewers become one with the sculpture, while the boundaries between themselves and artwork grow indistinct and float in air," said teamLab founder Toshiyuki Inoko. "It creates an experience unlike anything humanity has ever made in terms of material objects... the artworks offer an experience which expands human perceptions."
Audience response and context
Visitors described the exhibition as emotionally powerful and physically absorbing. "Just wonderful," said Dimitri VanCorstanje, a 25-year-old tourist from the Netherlands. "It immersed me more than just with my eyes." The show draws a broad mix of attendees, from toddlers to seniors, reflecting teamLab's accessible blending of art, technology and nature.
Founded in 2001 by a collective of artists, engineers and architects, teamLab has expanded worldwide with sites from New York to Singapore and Jeddah. Its Tokyo venue, teamLab Planets, set a Guinness World Record as the most visited museum dedicated to a single art group, welcoming 2,504,264 visitors in fiscal 2023.
Visiting information
Biovortex is a permanent installation in Kyoto. Visitors should expect interactive, technology-driven environments where movement and presence influence the works — bringing a new kind of participation to contemporary art.