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 LOOK: A Massive 3D “Butanding” Is Spotted Along EDSA

This immersive 3D art installation is a first in the Philippines

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Mariel Abanes

<div><br/></div><p>The metro is slowly easing up almost back to our pre-pandemic days—the usual volume of people outdoors have significantly increased, outdoor activities abound everywhere, and EDSA says hello once again to the throngs of cars passing by it. Everything seems normal, but there’s one new thing that can be found along the historic highway: a massive<em> butanding</em> or whale shark that’s swimming by SM Megamall at night!</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1c73459d-aee7-4f5a-801a-6382f18da379_photo 1.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/tips/philippline-pavilion-at-the-59th-venice-art-bienna/32847" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Philippine Pavilion At The 59th Venice Art Biennale Shows A Convergence of Cultural Expressions</a></div><div><br/></div><p>Bringing the first High Definition Immersive content in the country, SM Megamall has installed a 3D Immersive art installation in one of its LED billboards. The minute-long motion display sees a giant <em>butanding</em> in a tank filled with water, then later on crashes out of the cage. The idea of putting the whale shark as the subject of the installation is a homage to the Philippines having the second largest population of the mammal around the world. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/59d29124-acd0-46c5-87ad-d65393aa66eb_photo 6.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Through this 3D LED installation at the premises of SM Mega Mall, the Philippines joins the roster of countries whose public spaces have been enhanced with such immersive displays.</p><div><br/></div><p>Let&#x27;s take a look at some of the most memorable ones:</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>The <em>Big Wave </em>in Seoul</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div class="youtube-iframe"><iframe width="400" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xYWbcTy5dS4" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><br/><div><br/></div><div><strong>The <em>3D Lion</em> in Chengdu, China </strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div class="youtube-iframe"><iframe width="400" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K3tQpn2rJ-k" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><br/><div><br/></div><div><strong>The <em>Ghostbusters Afterlife</em> In Times Square, Manhattan, NY</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div class="youtube-iframe"><iframe width="400" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ozvbPip-1nQ" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><br/><div><br/></div><div><font face="Georgia-Bold"><strong>The <em>Fortnite x Balenciaga</em> Animated Billboard in Piccadilly Circus, London</strong></font></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div class="youtube-iframe"><iframe width="400" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HXFNSZlMayM" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><br/><div><br/></div><div><strong>The <em>Giant Cat</em> at the Shinjuku Station, Tokyo, Japan</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div class="youtube-iframe"><iframe width="400" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BFKCRS4PpCk" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><br/><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/tips/ahn-hyo-seop-kim-min-kyu-cats/32882" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pet Of The Week: Business Proposal’s Ahn Hyo-seop And Kim Min-kyu’s Cute Cats</a></div><div><br/></div><div><em>People can view the realistic display on EDSA everyday until July 30, with shows beginning at 7pm at a 30-minute interval until mall closing hours.</em></div><div><br/></div><p>So now, even when you can’t fly to the home of the whale sharks in the ocean, you can greet it with a smile (beneath our face mask, of course!) when you pass along EDSA this summer.<br/></p>