Arts Science Museum! One of my must-go places for this trip because of the TeamLab exhibit. Gotta have that IG worthy photos. How technology combined with art really interests me too.

Noted on the ticketing counters was that there were sections of TeamLab Future World that were under maintenance hence, an adjustment in ticket price.

Transcending Boundaries

First exhibit and I immediately recognized this from social media posts! The digital waterfall with flowers interacting with where people stand is a popular section of FutureWorld. Within a span of an hour, the flowers change depending on a season of the year. We entered with pink and purple blossoms, took a photo at the waterfall with sunflowers (summer!) and ended our stay with fiery red chrysanthemums. Butterflies also roamed the walls of this room. They fall and disappear when you touch them.

Sliding through the Fruit field

I bet this one is for kids judging by the size of the slide. None one’s stopping me from sliding down and squashing digital fruits on the way ala fruit ninja.

Light Ball Orchestra

Up the ceiling and in a pool on the floor were light-up balls that change color. Another pool with smaller versions is there for kids. We took a few photos and didn’t stay long because there was quite a number of people playing in this one.

Story of the Time Where Gods are Everywhere

Technology + Art + Language: this is my favorite exhibit. Here you had to touch the Chinese characters falling down from the top of the screen and watch what happens next depending on it’s meaning. I had a lot of fun recognizing the few Chinese characters I know and watching them change the landscape. For the unfamiliar characters, I just had to touch them to have an idea of what it meant. It’s really cool watching the screen changes and even overlapping with each other. Towards the end of this video, the darkness effect overlapping with the wave patterns from water looks good on camera.

Sketch Aquarium

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There’s just that hint of pride when you see your work on screen, no matter what it looks like. We drew and colored our own sea creatures from the patterns available and had it scanned into the big screen aquarium. Mine’s the orange flounder, while my cousin’s was the yellow swordfish ‘bruh’ written across its body. Better color in the body of the fish properly so that it will look vibrant on the screen. I think there was also a similar exhibit where you draw people or elements in a village but we just walked through that.

Sketch Piston-Playing music

It was fun watching the neon pigs fill up the screen, and later on became extra large in size, then later on transitioned into mini smileys. We didn’t quite get how to interact with this one while some others seem to know what to do. All we got was the balloons pop when touched, and you can draw lines that block the pigs/smileys flow of population. A catchy tune plays in the background.

A Table where Little People Live

we have read the description of this exhibit on the wall but the best way to actually know what it does is to interact with it. In the photo, an apple appeared on the wooden plate as it blocked the rain. When you touch it with your hand, it separates into many mini apples. Sometimes a cake appears instead of an apple. When you put objects on the table, the little people can climb on it as it it is part of their village.

Crystal Universe

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From pitch black to bright stars, it just feels like you are walking in the night sky when you are in that short section where you walk in the middle of the curtain of lights. The lights are really pretty. It is just amazing to watch the transitions. Aside from the Transcending Boundaries exhibit, this also tops the most commonly posted exhibit in social media.

Alice in Wonderland exhibit

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We entered the exhibit similar to how Alice did, through a door smaller than usual. We’ll there’s a regular door option but hey, we ought to get in the Wonderland way.

First was a hallway of doors – literally. Some were dead ends, some lead back to the beginning, and some lead back to the next area. Walk through different versions of the movie, name it – fantasy, horror, theater, puppets, humans, Disney, various foreign adaptations, it’s there. There were less interactive sections compared to TeamLab’s but if you are a fan of Wonderland, it is worth seeing. Pages of the original draft of Lewis Carol were there and a lot of significant memorabilia like the original costumes and puppets used in production. You also get to attend a Mad Tea Party as the walls and the tea setup become a canvas for a digital fantasy. This is a temporary exhibit in Arts Science Museum.

Bought several souvenirs from the stall right outside the galleries – magnet, bookmark, orchid pin from another tourist high.