[Event] TMPR "Past and Present AR Animal Borrowed Scenery" (From March 25th to March 31st)

The art unit TMPR (Tempura) will present the AR (Augmented Reality) artwork "Past and Present AR Animal Borrowed Scenery" at the Chiba Zoological Park. This unique experience also features a collaboration with artworks from the Chiba City Museum of Art. Don’t miss out on this extraordinary encounter!

‘Past and Present AR Animal Borrowed Scenery’ is an AR (Augmented Reality) experience utilizing smartphones, allowing visitors to compare animals depicted in paintings from the Chiba City Museum of Art with real animals at the zoo.

Please enjoy the "fluctuation" in viewing that occurs through the fusion of vibrant animal images from past and present with technology. In the meerkat exhibition area, you can experience a virtual perspective of looking up at large animals from the viewpoint of a meerkat.

Event Details

• Date: March 25th (Tue) – March 31st (Mon), 2025  9:30 AM – 4:30 PM (Last admission at 4:00 PM)
• Venue: Chiba Zoological Park, Plains Zone[Near the meerkat, elephant, giraffe, and lion exhibits] (280, Minamoto-cho, Wakaba-Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture)
• Access: 1-minute walk from "Dōbutsukōen" Station on the Chiba Urban Monorail
• Admission: Free ※Zoo entrance fee required separately
• How to Participate:
• Scan the QR codes displayed within the zoo to experience the AR content.
  ※ A smartphone is required. Data usage fees may apply.
• Cooperation: Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba Zoological Park
• Organizer: Chiba City Arts Triennale Executive Committee
  ＊Supported by: The Agency for Cultural Affairs, FY 2024, Cultural Arts Creation Hub Project

Artist Profile

TMPR (Iwasawa Brothers + Horikawa Junichiro + Miyama Yu + Nakata Kazue)

An art unit that plays with the city while moving between digital and physical, high-tech and handmade, the perspective of objects and the perspective of humans. It is a collaboration of 3D designers, 3D programmers, graphic designers, object planners, and human planners. Formed in 2023. The pronunciation is ‘Tempura’.

https://www.instagram.com/tokyo_tmpr/