Credits
Director：Tyler Bowers
Producer： Yuki Tazaki
3D Artists：Takuma Sasaki, Kenji Tanaka, Yusuke Mizuno
Sound Design：Tomohiro Nagasaki
ELSI Scientific Supervisor：Kosuke Fujishima
Curator：Arina Tsukada
Enceladus
In collaboration with astrobiologist Kousuke Fujishima (of the Tokyo Institute of Technology ELSI / the Earth-Life Science Institute) and his team based in the NASA Ames Research Center, this movie was made in anticipation of their project to launch a space probe toward Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. The surface of Enceladus is covered with ice while the inside contains hot water. This creates “plumes,” or geysers, which erupt out toward the void of space. According to the data gathered by Cassini–Huygens, a probe from some years back, these plumes contain salts similar to the primary components in Earth’s alkaline sea waters. Fujishima’s team wants to gather and analyze some of this water to bring to light the existence of the protein peptides which form the foundation of life. This plan has become one of the seven leading contenders to be selected for NASA’s 2020 mission. The team’s dream is steadily becoming a reality.
This movie was made not only to gather interest and support from the public for this project and the researchers trying to make it a reality, but also as a response to WOW's artistic goal to stimulate thought about the existence of the “anima,” or soul, through expressions of movement, bringing us closer to the true nature of the wonder of life.
Lastly, this work can be seen as a prologue, which marks the beginning of grand story surrounding the history of life and space, in which mankind will learn, for the first time, of the existence of new life.
(TEXT BY ARINA TSUKADA / Curator）
Credits
Director：Tyler Bowers
Producer： Yuki Tazaki
3D Artists：Takuma Sasaki, Kenji Tanaka, Yusuke Mizuno
Sound Design：Tomohiro Nagasaki
ELSI Scientific Supervisor：Kosuke Fujishima
Curator：Arina Tsukada
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Biography
WOW is a visual Design Studio founded in 1997 based in Tokyo, Sendai, London and San Francisco.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2019
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Tokyo Light Odyssey｜JAPAN HOUSE London, UK
POPPO (YADORU, ROKURO, POPPO’s Forest)｜JAPAN HOUSE London, UK
BAKERU: Transforming Spirits｜JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, USA
- 2018
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WOW Visual Design Studio ー WOW animates the world｜Spiral, Japan
- 2017
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POPPO Exhibition｜Manabia Terrace, Japan
Beyond Cassini｜hpgrp GALLERY NEW YORK, USA
Hare to Ke Exhibition｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
- 2015
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UNITY of MOTION｜Hyundai Motorstudio Seoul, Korea
- 2013
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Factory and Fantasy｜21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan
- 2012
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Factory and Fantasy｜Sapporo Underground Space Station Road, Japan
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2019
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motion texture 02｜Art+Tech Summit at Christie’s: The A.I. Revolution, New York, USA
Emerge｜Reborn-Art-Festival, Japan
motion texture 02｜Roppongi Art Night, Japan
wind form_02, UNITY of MOTION｜BAY ART, China
YADORU｜Media Ambition Tokyo, Japan
- 2017
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floating anima_01｜Reborn-Art Festival, Japan
- 2016
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Tokyo Light Odyssey｜New Style New Artist, Intercommunication Center, Japan
- 2010
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Snow Drops｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
Factory and Fantasy｜Design Act 2010, Russia
Factory and Fantasy｜Kawasaki Dreaming Highway, Japan
Tengible｜MIGZ, Russia
Tengible｜VINCON Gallery, Spain
Light Rain｜Decode: Digital Design Sensations, CAFA Art Museum , Beijing, China
- 2009
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Factory and Fantasy｜Miyagi Art Museum, Japan
Lights and Shadows｜Tent Digital, UK
Light Rain｜Decode: Digital Design Sensations, Victoria and Alvert Museum, UK
- 2008
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Lights and Shadows｜Wonder Exhibition Milano Salone, Italy
- 2007
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Tengible｜DesignTide, Miyagi Art Museum, Japan
Tengible｜Tent London, UK
- 2006
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motion texture｜Miraikan, Japan
motion texture｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
PROJECTS
- 2019
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aikuchi｜Marc Newson at Gagosian West 21st Street, NY, USA
- 2016
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KOHTEI｜Shinshoji Zen Museum and Gardens, Japan
- 2014
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Ophelia has a Dream｜Media Ambition Tokyo, Japan