Absen has collaborated with media artist Refik Anadol, supplying Absen’s COB LED technology for Dataland, an AI-themed museum.
Based within Frank Gehry’s The Grand LA in downtown Los Angeles, the museum is the first AI-themed museum of fine arts, Dataland opened on June 20th 2026, with the museum spanning approximately 35,000 sq ft, including five galleries covering approximately 25,000 sq ft, and roughly 10,000 sq ft of dedicated hardware infrastructure to support the data-driven artworks.
The museum’s inaugural exhibition, MACHINE DREAMS: RAINFOREST, is powered by a large nature model, an AI system that combines millions of images, bird songs, and weather recordings into a multi-sensory installation that evolves in real time.
To achieve this ambitious goal, a robust display technology for this installation had to be capable of rendering ultra-high-resolution, colour-accurate imagery across both wall and floor spaces, as well as withstand continuous visitor footfall.
Additionally, the display had to integrate seamlessly into Gehry’s architecture without compromising the art or the space around it.
As a result, Absen’s COB LED technology was selected across the museum’s galleries, delivering more than 330 sq m of display in total, including a dedicated Absen LED floor screen. The technology embeds LED chips directly onto the display substrate for a seam-free surface, with finer detail at close viewing distances, and the structural durability needed for a screen that is designed to be walked across and watched.
Distributor, Blackbox, supported each stage of delivery, advising on product selection and defining specifications during the design phase. This support extended through to on-site installation, commissioning, and ongoing after-sales support.
The installation marks the latest collaboration between Absen, Blackbox and Refik Anadol, with previous projects including a large-scale fluid AI installation in Turkey (2022), as well as a joint exhibition booth at ISE in 2025.
Laura Luo, president, Absen North America, commented: “The entire museum uses high-definition LED screens to create a fully immersive experience, with seamless transitions and vibrant, delicate colour that completely reshapes the traditional gallery format. “We are no longer standing outside the artwork looking in – we become part of it. It’s a completely new artistic perception, and I was genuinely moved by the experience.”