Interactive Basketball Installation by Llobet & Pons on Teshima Island
Conceptual artists Jasmina Llobet and Luis Pons created 'Multibasket – No One Wins,' a permanent interactive sculpture on Teshima Island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea. Installed in 2013 for the Setouchi Triennale art festival, the work features a full-sized basketball court with intertwined backboards shaped like the island, designed for six simultaneous players. The installation encourages collaborative play over competition, blending art, sport, and landscape design to foster community engagement and reflect on themes of interaction and accessibility in public art. It aims to support regional revitalization efforts in an area experiencing depopulation.
Key facts
- Artists Jasmina Llobet and Luis Pons created 'Multibasket – No One Wins' in 2013.
- The installation is located on Teshima Island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
- The sculpture is a functional basketball court with intertwined backboards shaped like Teshima, designed for six players to use simultaneously.
Entities
Artists
- Jasmina Llobet
- Luis Pons
Institutions
- Setouchi Triennale
Locations
- Teshima Island
- Japan
- Seto Inland Sea