Monthly Archives: June 2025

Hey everyone!

As I write this I’m recovering after a 32-hour multi-stopover flight back from Latin America; however, despite the exhaustion, I’m already back into reminiscing about Rio de Janeiro while the memories are still fresh…

The first time I visited this splendid city (and Brazil, for that matter) was way back in 2006. We were having our second Latin American partner conference in a place called Salvador (here), and we figured it’d be a shame not to spend a few days on some banal tourism. I mean, why fly halfway around the world just to work and then immediately head back home? No – you need to stay a while longer and take a good look around.

But since I wasn’t blogging in 2006, there aren’t any photos on the internet from back then. Still, I do have a few pics in my archives – for example the following. Yes, it was windy! ->

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Ok, let’s have a show of hands…

Who has experienced, or at least knows about something about, teamLab?

Ah, just as I thought: not many. Too bad! For this is a uniquely entertaining art project at the intersection of light effects and music, computer animation, and a completely wild atmosphere. Drop everything and get there!…

Last year I visited the teamLab Planets mega-digital-lightshow in Tokyo, and now had come the time to check out their latest exposition in the UAE.

You really need to see this phenomenon “live”, as photos and videos only capture some of the impressions and emotions. Accordingly, this post needs to be considered merely as an introduction to teamLab Abu Dhabi: a modest and not too professional promo-account about this highly intriguing art event. Which goes something like this:

Here‘s where it’s situated:

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