A.A.Murakami:
Floating World
A.A.Murakami:
Floating World
2 Feb 2025
Free entry
A.A.Murakami (est. 2011) is a Tokyo- and London-based artist duo formed by Alexander Groves (b. 1983) and Azusa Murakami (b. 1984). Their multidisciplinary practice straddles the spheres of sculpture, installation, cinema, and digital art, creating experiences that augment their science-based inquiries with moments of daring and spectacle.
The exhibition features two interlinked, immersive installations which offer an otherworldly experience: one reveals an environment of floating bubble clouds, and the other traces the journey of physical fog rings travelling into the digital realm. With transient materials and the innovative application of custom-built technology, these two large-scale installations inspire visitors to question philosophical ideas about the nature of reality, artifice, and the digital lives that we increasingly embody within today’s contemporary landscape. The presentation at M+ further develops the duo’s pioneering concept of ‘Ephemeral Tech’, in which innovative technological research is used to reimagine primordial origins and to speculate possible future scenarios.
Installation view of The Passage of Ra (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Adam Kovář and PETR&Co. Image courtesy of A.A.Murakami. Special thanks to Ashley Lin
Installation view of Beyond the Horizon (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Adam Kovář and PETR&Co. Image courtesy of A.A.Murakami. Special thanks to Ashley Lin
Installation view of The Passage of Ra (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Lok Cheng, M+, Hong Kong
Installation view of The Passage of Ra (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Adam Kovář and PETR&Co. Image courtesy of A.A.Murakami. Special thanks to Ashley Lin
Installation view of Beyond the Horizon (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Adam Kovář and PETR&Co. Image courtesy of A.A.Murakami. Special thanks to Ashley Lin
Installation view of The Passage of Ra (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Lok Cheng, M+, Hong Kong
Installation view of The Passage of Ra (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Adam Kovář and PETR&Co. Image courtesy of A.A.Murakami. Special thanks to Ashley Lin
Installation view of Beyond the Horizon (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Adam Kovář and PETR&Co. Image courtesy of A.A.Murakami. Special thanks to Ashley Lin
Installation view of The Passage of Ra (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Lok Cheng, M+, Hong Kong
Installation view of The Passage of Ra (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Adam Kovář and PETR&Co. Image courtesy of A.A.Murakami. Special thanks to Ashley Lin
Installation view of Beyond the Horizon (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Adam Kovář and PETR&Co. Image courtesy of A.A.Murakami. Special thanks to Ashley Lin
Installation view of The Passage of Ra (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Lok Cheng, M+, Hong Kong
Image at top: Installation view of Beyond the Horizon (2024) at A.A.Murakami: Floating World, 2024. Commissioned by M+, 2024. © A.A.Murakami. Photo: Adam Kovář and PETR&Co. Image courtesy of A.A.Murakami. Special thanks to Ashley Lin