Exploring Ocean Bottom: Digital exhibition enables people to see the wonders 6,500 meters down in the ocean

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With the latest technology, digital EXHIBITIONS ENABLE people to get into different Virtual Worlds they might never be able to go in real life. Japanese design and art agency Naked Incorporated has created a virtual underwater world in an immersive exhibition. Li Qiong reports.

Seeing the wonders of the ocean could be realized by diving, but exploring the ocean floor? Here at the show Aquarium by Naked, visitors DO have the experience of sinking down to 6,500 meters under the sea. After walking through an underwater-like tunnel, the ocean is everywhere in sight.

LI QIONG BEIJING "At the entrance, I thought it might be a digital simulation of the deep ocean. But it turned out to be way more than that. Instead of just seeing the sea creatures, it's more about feeling the sound effects, light effects and the stories of the deep sea."

The immersive experience is built by video projection mapping which transforms the real oceanic scene into the screen.

Ryotaro Muramatsu, CEO of Naked Inc., tries to unveil the real underwater mystery to the visitors in the virtual world.

RYOTARO MURAMATSU CEO/DIRECTOR, NAKED INC. "For example, that is a jelly wall. You can see the jellyfish. They look strange, like LED lighting, but they are real. I found that kind of living things living in deep sea. That's amazing."

But as an actor and film director, Muramatsu also blends in his artistic creation.

"If I explain deep ocean straight, it will look like hell. So I changed a little, but I based on real."

The cutting-edge exhibition Aquarium by Naked, together with the company's other serial shows Flowers by Naked, Sweets by Naked and City Night Fantasia have caused sensations when held in Japan. Its current two month-long presence in Beijing is also expecting a booming visiting volume.

VISITOR "My friend wanted to experience the digital aquarium in Japan but wasn't able to get a ticket. So we are excited that it has come to Beijing. We feel so involved in the exhibition. It's like we are in the ocean."

Digital art exhibitions are no stranger to Beijing visitors these days. Through modern technology, traditional art pieces like those collected by the Palace Museum could be better demonstrated, and more importantly, concepts in minds or unreachable places could be experienced for real, like this one held at Beijing's Guardian Art Center. LQ, CGTN.