"Anime is jumping off the screen and into immersive territory at this new exhibition now open at Mercer Labs, Museum of Art and Technology in Lower Manhattan. The sprawling, 11-room installation focuses on the beloved ONE PIECE anime adventure series and was created with help from Toei Animation. Visitors can walk through the Land of Wano Arc as they live like Monkey D. Luffy, the show's main character. Expect trippy mirrors, floral motifs and dragons along the way."
"You'll enter through the Window Room, which features a circular ceiling screen evoking the scene in which the Straw Hat Crew-the protagonists of the anime-set sail for Wano, an isolated, samurai-filled nation. Next, the Infinite Room presents a massive screen surrounded by a mirrored corridor that appears to unfold into infinity, where the sea and sky are reflected endlessly. Keep an eye out for the Thousand Sunny, the series' iconic ship."
"After that, brave the Dragon Room where you'll be met with thousands of LED neurons forming a volumetric light installation that depicts the climactic battle between the characters Zoro and King. Finally, the Cave Room-covered entirely in pink hydrangeas and framing a circular screen-portrays Momonosuke, a character from the franchise, in dragon form, creating a space where the organic and digital converge."
The installation occupies 11 rooms at Mercer Labs in Lower Manhattan and runs through November 30 at 21 Dey Street. Visitors walk through the Land of Wano Arc and inhabit scenes inspired by Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew. Rooms include the Window Room with a circular ceiling screen, the Infinite Room with mirrored corridors and a massive screen reflecting sea and sky, the Dragon Room featuring thousands of LED neurons depicting a climactic battle, and the Cave Room covered in pink hydrangeas framing a circular screen showing Momonosuke in dragon form. An original oil portrait of Luffy accompanies the immersive experience.
Read at Time Out New York
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