The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Miral, the leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences in Abu Dhabi, have announced that 70% of the work has been completed on a mega project being set up in co-ordination with the renowned Tokyo-based art collective teamLab in the UAE capital.

 

Spanning 17,000 sqm of gross floor area (GFA), the teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi is making steady progress towards its development, with the reinforced concrete structure on the project fully complete, further to the construction of the artwork spaces.

 

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.

 

The architecture of teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi which was conceptualised and designed by teamLab Architects will play an important role in providing the artworks with an environment to evolve freely and organically. 

 

As part of teamLab’s new concept, Environmental Phenomena, the architecture for teamLab Phenomena has been designed both from the inside out and the outside in, creating a structure that envelops various environments that produce unique phenomena.

 

Miral Chief Portfolio Officer Jonathan Brown 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," he noted.

 

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," stated Inoko.

 

Home for infinite curiosity, teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi will feature constantly transforming artistic installations that will be unique to Abu Dhabi. These have been designed based on teamLab’s concept of Environmental Phenomena, created through an extensive experimentation process. 

 

The architecture of teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi which was conceptualised by teamLab Architects will play an important role in providing the artworks with an environment to evolve freely and organically.-TradeArabia News Service