Digital exhibits give kids artistic touch

In anticipation of the upcoming Children's Day, Future Park, a child-friendly exhibition created by influential Japanese art collective teamLab, opened in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Sunday.

The show consists of nine interactive digital installations, each of which requires the children to get involved with both the work and other visitors. Using technologies such as augmented reality, children can encourage plants and flowers to grow by touching seeds and leaves, or they can draw a colorful fish and watch it swim around their feet.

These types of installation are typical of Tokyo-based teamLab, an interdisciplinary collective that comprises more than 500 professional artists, designers, programmers and other technology specialists who produce interactive digital experiences combining art and technology. In the past few years, their shows across the world have attracted millions of visitors.