This is an installation work for the event of SHISEIDO ULIMUNE 2nd Anniversary that uses wind and an extremely thin, light cloth (organdy). The cloth is blown by the wind, causing it to flutter in various directions and form a three-dimensional shape and pattern of movement. If the wind is removed for a moment, the cloth is pulled down by the force of gravity and as it falls it resumes its original shape. The interwoven shape and movement of the cloth and wind is simple and beautiful, mesmerizing the observer as a persistent, endless natural phenomenon.

About the Exhibition
Many different animations using cloth were created by placing 12 units of air circulators in the inner circle (4.8m diameter) and 18 units in the outer circle (8m diameter), and controlling their respective outputs.

These images show the face of Tokyo through a dense fog and the scattering of light. It captures the many faces that Tokyo shows in a day, and transforms into a poetic and dreamy landscape swallowed up by a perfectly white world. The light is scattered by countless droplets of water, shimmering in the air.

About NIKKOR Motion Gallery
The NIKKOR Motion Gallery is a new project on “NIKKOR.com” that introduces a wealth of new opportunities for motion graphic imaging, made possible with NIKKOR lenses. Top artists from a wide range of fields have come together to expand the world of video imaging, and in so doing have created a completely new genre of work made possible thanks to the combination of NIKKOR lenses and Nikon cameras.

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WOW was responsible for planning, directing, and producing a permanent outdoor installation at The MixC, an ultra-large shopping mall in Shanghai. It has 20 towers, each about 2.3 meters high, with the LEDs tiled in glass, and these are more than 10 meters wide. By placing the work in the overfall that existed in the plaza, it harmonized with the original environment. There are two types of effects, one based on natural phenomena and the other on the night view of Shanghai. The projected images are repeatedly reflected and refracted through the glass. The way it looks constantly varies depending on the surrounding environment and the viewer's position. Which is like a natural landscape always in a state of flux.

Traditionally, video works tend to be valued according to whether they have high resolution or if they have a fixed beginning and end in the time axis. However, we considered that people's imagination is infinite in its resolution and timeline, and this work is born from that idea. If you carefully observe the way the surface of the water and the bottom of the river shake, you will see that the reflected images of the surrounding scenery seem to repeatedly form and collapse. This brings us a strange sensation, and it appears as though we are repeatedly seeing abstract and concrete landscapes. This work is a visual interpretation, based on these experiences, of the unique landscape created by light characteristics such as reflection and refraction.

After seeing the Jomon pottery with my own eyes, I could imagine—from the unique protrusions and patterns—the scenery, natural phenomenon, the appearance and movement of living things, the sounds, and their textures. The design that contains various fragments of information felt like a poem by the Jomon people. While they do not depict the living beings that the Jomon people consumed to survive, the artifacts conveyed their prayer and awe for the living beings that imbued them with life and I believe it is that energy that gave birth to the grotesque yet beautiful shape of Jomon pottery. This work was designed and created based on this image.

Telly Awards 2022
Silver on Non-Broadcast: Craft- Visual Effects
Bronze on Non-Broadcast: Craft- Use of 3D Animation

WOW created an introductory movie of the function of HEATTECH, a heat generation and retention technology from UNIQLO. A person's body emits water molecules at the nanolevel. HEATTECH captures the motions of these water molecules and converts those motions into heat energy. The movie visualizes this function so you can readily and intuitively understand it.