Science + Art

The theme of this post is definitely the crossover between science and art, though some may argue they are one in the same.

Examples of some science + math fun featured here:

• Alien earrings
  • I’ve never seen the movie, but these made me want to pierce my ears just to buy them
• An AI information attendant
  • This fits more so in the uncanny valley, but nonetheless a cool example of new tech
• A car going down stairs
  • I have no explanation for this one
• Giant Unicorn Gundam
  • A big robot with a horn to me, but a cool anime destination for others
• Toyota Showroom
  • Went there not just because my family owns 3 Camrys, but also because seeing the direction vehicles are headed is pretty darn cool!

However, the highlight, was definitely the Mori Building Digital Art Museum by Epson teamLAB Borderless. Without a doubt it’s definitely up there with the Exploratorium as one of my favorite museums and for the same reason: they’re both interactive. They also both instill a sense of wonder for adults and children behind which is some pretty cool science and math. Admittedly, the Borderless Museum is also incredibly Instagram worthy, but that’s besides the point. It’s a place where you can easily get lost in the best way (Annabel and I were in there for 3 hours and I think we still missed a room or two). The definition of a place you have to visit to really understand and appreciate, but hopefully these pictures give you an idea.

Apparently the “Things” part of the restaurant Eggs ‘n’ Things means piles of whipped cream and I’m not opposed.

Almost considered piercing my ears just to buy these earrings.

Believe it or not, this is AI working her own information booth at the mall and it was hella creepy.

1. How? 2. Why?

Giant Unicorn Gundam Robot!

Venus Port Mall modeled after Venice, but definitely gave me Caesar’s Palace vibes.

Featured at the Toyota showroom. Apparently the future is hydrogen, not chrome.

Got a little excited as soon as I entered the Borderless museum

This room was just balloons with some of them floating, some of them rolling around, all of them changing colors!

A E S T H E T I C

Trying to pull down the balloon…what was it filled with?!

My jellyfish ready to be brought to life! To be fair, I wasn’t trying too hard here, but it’s also not too far off from my usual artwork.

The scanned/digital version of my jellyfish floating around the “aquarium” (Peep the Supreme fish in the background)

An overhead view of one of the rooms. Surreal.

One of my favorite rooms: The crystal forest. Here’s me wondering how someone coded all of this.

Pictured here: Me trying to be cute before a staff member told me to stop touching the LEDs

The lantern room. Crazy amounts of hardcore math went into this as each lamp’s brightness and color was affected by other lamps surrounding it. Some sort of recursive program maybe?

 

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