TOKYO’S INTERACTIVE DIGITAL ART MUSEUM DEBUTS IN HISTORIC JEDDAH

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) -- Known as a museum without a map, teamLab Borderless Jeddah opened on June 10 in Jeddah Historic District as a collaborative initiative between the Saudi Ministry of Culture and the Tokyo-based art collective teamLab.

Spanning approximately 10,000 square metre of gross floor area, the museum is the Middle East’s first-ever teamLab Borderless to be permanently established on the shores of Alarbaeen Lagoon, overlooking the panoramic views of Historic Jeddah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

“Our artworks are based on the continuity of knowledge over the long history of humanity. For this reason, it is very significant to be able to establish a large-scale teamLab Borderless in Historic Jeddah.

“Through Historic Jeddah and teamLab Borderless, we want to make this place the most amazing place in the world, creating an experience where people travel between the seamlessly interconnected past and present, and feel a strong sense of meaning,” said teamLab Founder, Toshiyuki Inoko in a statement.

Meanwhile, Saudi Ministry of Culture Official Spokesperson, Abdulrahman Almotawa said: “We are grateful to teamLab for sharing in the Ministry of Culture’s dedication to fostering innovative artistic expressions that resonate both locally and globally.

“We envisage teamLab Borderless Jeddah as a dynamic meeting point, where visitors can explore uncharted territories of creativity and engage in a dialogue that bridges the Kingdom’s rich heritage with contemporary artistic discourse.”

teamLab Borderless Jeddah is one of Saudi Arabia’s Quality of Life Programme initiatives to develop and foster cultural and arts exhibition infrastructure, with the aim of strengthening the Kingdom’s contribution to arts and culture, one of the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.

The Jeddah’s museum comprises over 80 digitally-created artworks that transcend boundaries and is composed of multiple seamlessly interconnected areas, namely, Borderless World, Light Sculpture, Athletics Forest, Future Park, Forest of Lamps, EN TEA HOUSE, and Sketch Factory.

Created by teamLab, teamLab Borderless is a world of artworks without boundaries, forming one continuous borderless world, whereby visitors will be able to ‘wander, explore, and discover’, immersing their body in this borderless art.

-- BERNAMA