イタリア・ミラノにて、「2015年ミラノ国際博覧会（以下、ミラノ万博）」（※1）が開催。約140の国と国際機関が参加。チームラボは、日本館（※2）において、「HARMONY」と、「DIVERSITY」の2つの作品を制作、展示します。
開催は、2015年5月1日（金）～10月31日（土）まで。

日本館のテーマは「Harmonius Diversity　－共存する多様性－」。そのテーマに基づき、「HARMONY」と「DIVERSITY」の空間を制作しました。
今回の空間は、「鑑賞型ではなく、体感、そして、参加型にすること」と、「体感したことのないアート空間にすること」を意識しています。

2015年ミラノ万博：http://en.expo2015.org/
2015年ミラノ万博 日本館：http://www.expo2015.jp/

■出品作品

HARMONY
チームラボ, 2015, インタラクティブデジタルインスタレーション, 音楽: 高橋英明
作品映像：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqrd6AVFrRk

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。

DIVERSITY
チームラボ, 2015, インタラクティブデジタルインスタレーション, 音楽: 高橋英明
作品映像：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfA23Ftaas4

四季の変化が大きく、山と海で囲まれた日本は、川は、春の雪どけ水や梅雨、台風など、水量が大きく変わり、山地から海岸までの距離が短く、平地が少ないので、短くて急な流れが多い。
食の源である日本の水を、象徴的に、滝で表現しています。

食の多様性（DIVERSITY）という大量の情報を来場者に伝えるために、360度どこからでも鑑賞できる巨大な滝に、食に関連する大量のコンテンツの画像が流れます。
来場者は、流れてきた画像にタッチすると、画像と詳細の情報が、自分のスマートフォンへと取り込まれ、持ち帰ることができます。
同じ空間にいる来場者が、体感を共有できるシンボリックな滝と、個人が持つスマートフォンを繋げることによって、感動の共有と、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。

【概要】
2015年ミラノ国際博覧会（2015ミラノ万博）
会期：2015年5月1日（金）～10月31日（土）
会場：2015年ミラノ国際博覧会 日本館
開館時間：
日本館（展示）10:00～21:00
日本館（レストラン）：11:00～22:30
※ミラノ万博全体の開館時間は10：00～23：00
料金：詳細をHPにて確認ください。http://www.expo2015.org/en/tickets
参加クリエーター：紫舟（PROLOGUE）、猪子 寿之（Scene I HARMONY、Scene II DIVERSITY）、竹村 真一（Scene III INNOVATION）、清水 亮司（Scene III INNOVATION）、佐藤 オオキ（Scene IV COOL JAPAN DESIGN GALLERY）、齋藤 精一（Scene V LIVE PERFORMANCE THEATER）

▼2015年ミラノ国際博覧会（ミラノ万博）
「地球に食料を、生命にエネルギーを」をテーマに、約140の国と国際機関が参加。
http://en.expo2015.org/

▼2015年ミラノ国際博覧会 日本館（ミラノ万博 日本館）
日本館は、「“Harmonious Diversity” を巡る旅」をテーマに掲げ、自然を慈しみ、食に関わる様々な人びとを想う感謝の気持ちを、産地から食卓まで、“食を巡る遥かなる旅” の体験を通して、来場者へ届ける展示を行います。
http://www.expo2015.jp/

teamLab to showcase two art exhibits at the Japan Pavilion of the Milano Expo (Milano International Expo 2015) in Italy.
Exhibiting two interactive art installations, including a projection space ranging in height from the knees up to the waist, where visitors can wander through and experience the installations.
From May 1st, 2015 (Fri) to October 31st, 2015 (Sat)

The Milano International Expo 2015 (Milano Expo) (*1) will be held in Milan, Italy, with approximately 140 participating countries and international organizations. teamLab will be exhibiting two of its art installations, “HARMONY” and “DIVERSITY” within the Japan Pavilion (*2).
This event will be held from May 1st, 2015 (Fri) to October 31st, 2015 (Sat).

The art spaces “HARMONY” and “DIVERSITY” have been designed based on the theme of the Japan Pavilion: “Harmonious Diversity　–The Coexistence of Diversity–”
The art installation has been designed, not just as a medium for aesthetic appreciation, but as an artwork that invites visitor participation and allows people to gain a new experience. It aims to be a unique art space that nobody has ever experienced before.

Milano Expo 2015: http://en.expo2015.org/
Milano Expo 2015, Japan Pavilion: http://www.expo2015.jp/en/

■Exhibitions

HARMONY
teamLab, 2015, Interactive Digital Installation, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

Movie: https://youtu.be/Rqrd6AVFrRk

Rice fields form the background of the origin of Japan's food culture. They were grown and developed in areas at different height levels, 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. The 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 rice fields. As they wander around, people can experience a passing of nature that is characteristic of Japan across the period of a whole year.

DIVERSITY
teamLab, 2015, Interactive Digital Installation, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi
Movie: http://youtu.be/mfA23Ftaas4

Japan, as 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. Also, 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.

The 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 many images of food.

Visitors can touch the images that flow down the waterfall and transfer the image, with some detailed information, into their smartphones. They can then take the information home with them.

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.

EXPO 2015 MILANO
Exhibition Period：May 1(Fri), 2015 – Oct 31(Sat), 2015
Location：Expo 2015 Milano Japan Pavilion
Opening Times：Provisional, 10:00 - 23:00
Price：Please refer to the official homepage.
URL：http://www.expo2015.jp/en/
Artists：Sisyu（PROLOGUE）、Toshiyuki Inoko（Scene I HARMONY、Scene II DIVERSITY）、Shinichi Takemura（Scene III INNOVATION）、Ryoji Shimiz（Scene III INNOVATION）、Oki Sato（Scene IV COOL JAPAN DESIGN GALLERY）、Seiichi Saito（Scene V LIVE PERFORMANCE THEATER）

▼Expo Milano 2015
Expo Milano 2015 is the Universal Exhibition that Milan, Italy, will host from May 1st to October 31st, 2015. Over this six-month period, Milan will become a global showcase where more than 140 participating countries will show the best of their technology that offers a concrete answer to a vital need: being able to guarantee healthy, safe and sufficient food for everyone, while respecting the planet and its equilibrium. In addition to the exhibitor nations, the Expo also involves international organizations, and expects to welcome over 20 million visitors to its 1.1 million square meters of exhibition area.

A platform for the exchange of ideas and shared solutions on the theme of food, stimulating each country’s creativity and promoting innovation for a sustainable future, Expo 2015 will give everyone the opportunity to find out about, and taste, the world’s best food, while discovering the best of the agri-food and gastronomic traditions of each of the exhibitor countries.
http://www.expo2015.org/en/

▼Expo Milano 2015 Japan Pavilion
“Harmonious Diversity”
As Japanese, we eat rice as a staple food, utilize umami and fermentation techniques in our cooking, and enjoy a variety of “foods” such as fish, shellfish, and vegetables. All of them are thanks to our diversified agriculture, forestry, and fisheries that operate in harmony with nature. We have also created a rich food culture that respects the wisdom of nature, while also reflecting our highly skilled traditional craftwork and craftsmanship in our tableware, cooking utensils, and eating spaces. Diverse food initiatives are now underway in our agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. There is a variety of wisdom and skills that can be found in Japanese food and food culture. The “diversity” cultivated in Japan is a great potential for contribution to global issues in relation to the expo’s theme, such as food security.
Japan will participate in Expo 2015 Milano under the theme of “Harmonious Diversity.”
http://www.expo2015.jp/en/