The installation is the work of teamLab, a little-known Japanese software and design collective. After years of being shunned by Japan's art scene, the Tokyo-based firm is now exhibiting at some of the world's most prestigious venues. But its ultimate goal is more ambitious: to turn the whole world into a work of art.

"People can live inside artworks. Art can change the relationships between people,” teamLab designer and spokesperson Takashi Kudo tells me. "To make physical theme parks you need big spaces, but we can make our artwork anywhere. We're very adaptable. Our paint is light and our canvas is everywhere." Here are some of its most innovative and spectacular piece of work to date.