Interactive Work by Tokyo Polytechnic University Faculty of Art Students Exhibited at Shimane Prefectural Aquarium Aquas Special Exhibition - From July 4 (Sat) to September 27 (Sun), 2026 -

An interactive art piece created by five fourth-year students from the Department of Interactive Media, Faculty of Art at Tokyo Polytechnic University (President: Hiroaki Yoshino, Location: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter referred to as "our university") is currently on display at the special exhibition "Children's Art Museum Exhibition in Aquas" held at Shimane Prefectural Aquarium Aquas from July 4 (Sat) to September 27 (Sun), 2026.

Display of the artwork created by fourth-year students from the Department of Interactive Media, Faculty of Art, Tokyo Polytechnic University.

Artwork "Osakana Kenkyu Labo: Bikkuriez" created by fourth-year students from the Department of Interactive Media, Faculty of Art, Tokyo Polytechnic University.

The special exhibition "Children's Art Museum Exhibition in Aquas" is being held at Shimane Prefectural Aquarium Aquas, one of the largest aquariums in the Chushikoku region spanning Hamada City and Gotsu City in Shimane Prefecture, from July 4 (Sat) to September 27 (Sun), 2026. At this exhibition, the interactive art piece "Osakana Kenkyu Labo: Bikkuriez," created by five fourth-year students belonging to Professor Kohei Asano's Interactive Art Laboratory in the Department of Interactive Media, Faculty of Art, is being exhibited during the exhibition period.

The exhibited work, "Osakana Kenkyu Labo: Bikkuriez," is an interactive art piece that plays a little trick on the sea creatures drawn by the five student creators. By pumping air into the water tank with a foot pump to generate bubbles, the creatures are surprised and show various reactions. The content allows people of all ages, from children to adults, to enjoy interacting with the work and experience the unique expressions and charm of interactive art.

On July 4 (Sat), the opening day of the special exhibition, the students who created the work gave a presentation about it, and a creative workshop titled "Let's Make Original Puffy Stickers of Sea Friends" was also held by nine third-year students from the laboratory.

Works from the creative workshop "Let's Make Original Puffy Stickers of Sea Friends" held on July 4 (Sat) (1).

Works from the creative workshop "Let's Make Original Puffy Stickers of Sea Friends" held on July 4 (Sat) (2).

Meanwhile, at the "Hamada City World Children's Museum of Art" in Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture, a program called "Sawatte Tanoshimu Touch Museum II - Forest and Sea," which creates learning opportunities by engaging with nature and culture from multiple perspectives, is being held. At this special exhibition as well, our university's Interactive Media Laboratory is participating with an exhibition of a total of eight works, including an interactive installation piece by Professor Asano and works by fourth-year students and graduates belonging to the laboratory.

This special exhibition "Sawatte Tanoshimu Touch Museum II - Forest and Sea" at the "Hamada City World Children's Museum of Art" and the special exhibition "Children's Art Museum Exhibition in Aquas" at "Shimane Prefectural Aquarium Aquas" are being held in collaboration between two social education facilities located in Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture.

Professor Asano has been continuously exhibiting interactive works at the Hamada City World Children's Museum of Art since 2013. This participation in the regional collaboration project has been realized thanks to these long-standing collaborations and achievements.

Participation in the special exhibition provides students with a valuable learning opportunity to practice the knowledge, skills, and experience gained at our university in real-world settings and to directly feel the reactions of visitors.

The Department of Interactive Media, Faculty of Art at our university teaches creative expression that fuses technology and art. Students acquire diverse expressive and technical skills while comprehensively learning in the fields of CG, Web, interactive art, and sound, fostering human resources who will lead the next generation of media.

Since its founding in 1923, our university has continued to promote education and research that fuses technology and art, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023. The Faculty of Art at our university will continue to disseminate the possibilities and appeal of media art through various projects as a hub for human resource development and research in the field of media arts.

Shimane Prefectural Aquarium Aquas Special Exhibition "Children's Art Museum Exhibition in Aquas"

・Exhibition Period: July 4 (Sat) - September 27 (Sun) until noon

・Closed: Every Tuesday (If it is a national holiday, the following day. Open daily during summer vacation (July 20 - August 31))

・Time for experiencing the work: Between 13:00 and 13:30

※During the Obon period (August 8 - 16), only viewing is possible; experience is not available.

・Venue: Shimane Prefectural Aquarium Aquas (1117-2 Kyushiro-cho, Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture)

・Cooperation: Hamada City World Children's Museum of Art, Interactive Art Laboratory, Department of Interactive Media, Faculty of Art, Tokyo Polytechnic University (Asano Laboratory)

・URL: https://aquas.or.jp/newstopics/post-19080/

Interactive Art Laboratory, Faculty of Art, Tokyo Polytechnic University (Shimane Prefectural Aquarium Aquas)

Simultaneously Held: Hamada City World Children's Museum of Art Special Exhibition "Sawatte Tanoshimu Touch Museum II - Forest and Sea"

・Exhibition Period: July 4 (Sat) - September 27 (Sun) until noon

・Closed: Every Monday (Open on July 20, August 10, September 21), July 21 (Tue), September 24 (Thu)

・Opening Hours: 9:30 - 17:00 (Last admission 16:30)

・Venue: Hamada City World Children's Museum of Art (859-1 Nohara-cho, Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture)

・Cooperation: Shimane Prefectural Aquarium Aquas, Interactive Art Laboratory, Department of Interactive Media, Faculty of Art, Tokyo Polytechnic University (Asano Laboratory)

・URL: https://www.hamada-kodomo-art.com/exhibition/

Installation view of works by students from the Department of Interactive Media, Tokyo Polytechnic University, at the Hamada City World Children's Museum of Art. Display view of works created by students from the Department of Interactive Media, Tokyo Polytechnic University (1).

Display view of works created by students from the Department of Interactive Media, Tokyo Polytechnic University (2). Interactive Art Laboratory, Faculty of Art, Tokyo Polytechnic University (Hamada City World Children's Museum of Art).

List of Participants from Our University

・Graduate: Yuudai Inada

・Fourth-year students: Yuki Imoto, Risa Narushima, Ayuka Nishimura, Atsuko Yahagi, Rena Yoshioka,

・Third-year students: Aizu Hato, Ken Okabayashi, Mio Okamoto, Ruka Ogawa, Sumire Kitade, Kosen Getu, Ayano Kobayashi, Shuka Ou, Yamato Hata

Tokyo Polytechnic University

Tokyo Polytechnic University, with its predecessor "Konishi Photographic School" founded in 1923 (Taisho 12), has continuously pursued the infinite possibilities of fusing technology and art since its inception. It celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023.

・URL: https://www.t-kougei.ac.jp/

Exterior view of Building 1, Nakano Campus, Tokyo Polytechnic University. Tokyo Polytechnic University logo.