“Flowers Bloom in an Infinite Universe inside a Teacup” is an interactive installation by the art collective teamLab, first presented in 2016. Sound: Hideaki Takahashi. Duration: endless. teamLab has 652 more works in this atlas.
When a cup of tea is made, flowers bloom inside the teacup. When the teacup is lifted, the flower petals scatter and spread outside of the cup. Flowers bloom infinitely as long as there is tea. The tea in the teacup becomes an infinite world in which the flowers continue to bloom.
Exhibited at
- [Official] teamLab Borderless TOKYO, Azabudai Hills
- teamLab: A Forest Where Gods LiveJul 18 - Nov 03, 2025
- teamLab Borderless Jeddah
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