An upcropping of projection mapped screens takes root in [teamLab](http://www.team-lab.net/)&#x2019;s interactive installation at this year&#x2019;s [Milan Expo](http://www.expo2015.org/it). Staged in the Japanese Pavilion, _[HARMONY](http://www.team-lab.net/en/all/other/harmony.html)_ reimagines the symbolic Japanese rice paddy, the age-old foundation of country&#x2019;s agricultural, as leaf-shaped screens reflecting pools of multicolored light. Installed at different heights throughout the room, the projection-mapped field replies to visitors&#x2019; movements with a myriad of dynamic designs, blooming in green swaths of grass and wriggling with silvery schools of fish. &#x201c;This interactive art installation creates a space where visitors look as if they are wading their way through the ears of rice,&#x201d; says teamLab on their [website.](http://www.team-lab.net/en/all/other/harmony.html) &#x201c;As they wander around, they can experience a passing of nature that is so characteristic of Japan across the period of a whole year.&#x201d;

_HARMONY_ pairs with _DIVERSITY_, teamLab's other work at Milan Expo, which is something of a smartphone-inabled interactive, projected waterfall that can be experienced in 360°. Check out both installations below, and see more of our teamLab coverage after the jump.

Expo Milano 2015
May 01 - Oct 31, 2015 
Expo 2015 Milano Japan Pavilion, Milan, Italy
http://www.team-lab.net/en/latest/case/expomilano2015.html

Paddy fields, at the background of the origin of Japan's food culture, were grown and developed in areas at differing height levels such as the mid to high river basins. This is reflected in the terraced rice-fields that are so characteristic of Japan, a country surrounded by mountains and the sea.
This process was made possible thanks to the beautiful harmony that has existed between humans and nature.

In order to show the fact that paddy fields have prospered in places with differing heights, as well as through the harmonious relationship between humans and nature, the space of the exhibition room has been filled with screens resembling ears of rice. These screens have been installed at a variety of different heights, from the knees up to the waist, creating an interactive projection space that seems to spread out infinitely at various heights and directions.
The projected images change in line with the visitors' movements as they wander through the room.

This interactive art installation creates a space where visitors look as if they are wading their way through the ears of rice. As they wander around, they can experience a passing of nature that is so characteristic of Japan across the period of a whole year.
http://www.team-lab.net/en/all/other/harmony.html

日本の食の原風景である「水田」は、山と海に囲まれた日本では棚田に代表されるように、河川の中上流域など、高低差がある場所で発達しました。
そしてそれは、人と自然が共生（HARMONY）することで生まれてきました。

水田が、「高低差」のある場所で発達してきたことや、「人と自然が共生」することで発達してきたことを表現するため、腰やひざ下など、さまざまな高さでつくった稲穂に見立てたスクリーンで空間を埋め尽くし、腰から膝ほどの高さに映像が無限に広がるインタラクティブな映像空間をつくりました。
映像は、鑑賞者の位置やふるまいに合わせて、変化していきます。

来場者は、まるで稲穂を分け入るかのように、インタラクティブな映像空間の中を分け入り、歩き回りながら、1年を通した、象徴的な日本の自然を体感します。
http://www.team-lab.net/all/other/harmony.html

HARMONY, Japan Pavilion, Expo Milano 2015

Expo Milano 2015
May 01 - Oct 31, 2015 
Expo 2015 Milano Japan Pavilion, Milan, Italy
http://www.team-lab.net/en/latest/case/expomilano2015.html

Japan, a country surrounded by mountains and the sea, undergoes many changes with the passing of the four seasons. Rivers go through great changes in terms of the volume of water that passes through them, from the melting snow in the spring to the rainy season and typhoon season. In Japan, the distance between the mountains and the coast is very short, with very few plains along the way, causing many short fast-flowing streams to form throughout the islands.
This art installation uses waterfalls to represent water, a symbol that is at the heart of Japan's food culture.

This artwork seeks to convey large volumes of information related to the great diversity found in Japanese food. In order to achieve this, it shows a gigantic waterfall that can be viewed from all around 360 degrees, displaying a large quantity of images of food.

Visitors can touch the images that flow down the waterfall to read in the image, as well as some detailed information, into their smartphones, so they can take them home with them afterward.

This art installation tackles the challenge of making sure that people can share their emotions and experiences, while offering the convenience of providing large amounts of information. teamLab achieves this by creating a symbolic waterfall that allows many visitors to share the same experience within the same space, and by giving them the ability to link this experience with their own personal smartphones.
http://www.team-lab.net/en/all/other/diversity.html

食の多様性という大量の情報を来場者に伝える。そのために、デジタルテクノロジーを使い、食に関連する大量のコンテンツの画像を、360度どこからでも鑑賞できる巨大な映像の滝に流すことよって、食の多様性（DIVERSITY）を表現しました。

食の源である水を、そして、山と海に囲まれた日本の水を、象徴的に、滝で表現しています。

来場者は、流れてきた画像にタッチすることで、瞬間的に、画像と詳細の情報が自分のスマートフォンへと取り込み、持ち帰ることができます。

同じ空間にいる来場者が体感を共有できるアートと、個人が持つスマートフォンを繋げることによって、感動と、大量の情報に対する利便性を共存させるチャレンジを行っています。
http://www.team-lab.net/all/other/diversity.html

DIVERSITY, Japan Pavilion, Expo Milano 2015

_[A Digital Waterfall Cascades Over the Grand Palais](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_au/blog/a-digital-waterfall-cascades-over-the-grand-palais)_

_[A Kinetic Sea of Flowers Blooms in Tokyo](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_au/blog/a-kinetic-sea-of-flowers-blooms-in-tokyo)_

_[Deck the Halls with teamLab's Interactive LED Christmas Tree](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_au/blog/deck-the-halls-with-teamlabs-interactive-led-christmas-tree)_

_[In Japan, A Humanoid Robot Conducted A Symphony Of Lights](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_au/blog/in-japan-a-humanoid-robot-conducted-a-symphony-of-lights)_

_[Computer-Generated Light Garden Blooms And Wilts With Human Interaction](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_au/blog/relax-and-enjoy-teamlabs-interactive-computer-generated-light-garden)_

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