New teamLab Exhibit in Kyoto: Biovortex Opening This October

If you’ve ever been mesmerised by teamLab’s dreamy digital art worlds in Tokyo, Osaka, or beyond. You’ll be excited to know that Kyoto will soon get its very own permanent museum. It’s set to be the largest teamLab in Japan. Opening on 7 Oct 2025, teamLab Biovortex Kyoto will transform the area southeast of Kyoto Station into a dazzling playground of art, science, and technology, spanning over 10,000 square meters.

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A new chapter for teamLab in Japan

As most of us know, teamLab, the international art collective founded in 2001, creates immersive, otherworldly experiences that blur the lines between art, science, and nature. Their exhibitions invite visitors to step inside a living, evolving canvas where light, sound, and movement constantly shift around them. Now, with Biovortex Kyoto, the collective pushes boundaries again. They will showcase massive-scale installations that explore mass, perception, and continuity.

Highlight artworks you’ll see in Kyoto

Several artworks have already been revealed for Biovortex Kyoto. They promise to be unlike anything you’ve seen before:

Massless Amorphous Sculpture

A floating, monumental sculpture made of bubbles drifts in the center of the space. It never fully touches the ceiling or floor. The pieces break apart into smaller pieces, only to merge back again into a larger whole. Challenging how we perceive form, structure, and mass.

Morphing Continuum

Here, glowing elements float and shift, transcending time and space to form a single, ever-changing existence. Even as parts transform, dissolve, or reappear, the entire structure remains intact. A poetic reflection on unity in constant flux.

Massless Suns and Dark Suns

Picture countless glowing spheres of light mixed with spheres of darkness, suspended in an infinite field. These “massless” suns create a surreal space where perception wavers. Light feels solid yet intangible, while darkness deepens the mystery of boundaries.

Traces of Life

The artwork space becomes one with the people and begins to move, forming traces from their feet that remain for a while. Without people in the artwork space, nothing exists other than the space, and nothing will ever be depicted. The world of the artwork is created through people’s existence.

The Way of Birds

This artwork shows hundreds of tiny pieces moving together like one living creature. Even when the pieces change or move around, the overall shape stays the same, showing how life and patterns can exist through movement and time, not just as solid objects.

The Eternal Universe of Words

This work is to be viewed while lying down or sitting, with the body relaxed.

Forest of Resonating Lamps: One Stroke – Fire

An interactive installation where light flows continuously from lamp to lamp as visitors move through the space. Each lamp responds to the presence of people, creating interconnected paths of light that highlight the beauty of continuity. The arrangement is mathematically designed so that every lamp connects in a single, continuous line.

Forest of Resonating Lamps: One Stroke – a Year in the Mountains

Inspired by the traditional Japanese concept of Kasane no Irome, or layered silk colours representing seasonal nuances, this interactive lamp installation uses light to evoke continuous, flowing patterns. As visitors move, light propagates across the space, connecting lamps in a seamless, ever-changing path and reflecting the delicate interplay of colours and seasons.

Why Kyoto?

Kyoto, long known as Japan’s cultural heart, is an inspired choice for teamLab’s latest permanent home. The city’s ancient temples, gardens, and traditions now meet cutting-edge digital artistry, offering visitors a chance to experience the old and the new in a single trip. It’s not just an art museum, it’s a dialogue between tradition and innovation, past and future.

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Planning Your Visit

With its scale and ambition, teamLab Biovortex Kyoto is expected to become one of the city’s must-see attractions. Do plan ahead to make your experience smoother.

Opening Date: 7 Oct 2025

Location: 21-5 Higashikujo Higashiiwamotocho, Minami Ward, Kyoto, 601-8006, Japan

Tickets: Tickets are already available on their official website. TeamLab tickets often sell out quickly, so do make your reservations quickly. Tickets are priced between ¥3,600-¥4,800 (~S$31.37-S$41.83).

Best Time to Visit: Weekdays and mornings typically mean smaller crowds. If you want more breathing room to enjoy the installations, avoid weekends and public holidays.

If you’re already in Kyoto to see temples, gardens, and traditional streets, adding teamLab Biovortex to your itinerary will give you a completely different dimension of the city. Blending the timeless with the futuristic in one unforgettable visit.