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Daimaru, a departmental store in Japan, has put up a flower installation it calls "Flower Mirror," which tracks and blooms to mirror people as they move in front of it.

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The installation relies on 800 movable motors, that push out a secondary layer of darker flowers over the lighter hued ones.

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Each time someone walks past, sensors detect their silhouette, and the corresponding flowers open in bloom.

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The mirror is also able to reflect various shapes, patterns or texts that have already been programmed.

These letters for example, spell out "Daimaru."

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The installation measures 4m wide and 3m long (16 x 10ft), and was put up in celebration of Daimaru's 300th anniversary.

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It will be available at Daimaru's Tokyo and Kyoto branches until the end of the month -- so go on and see yourself in bloom.

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