Friday, February 4, 2011

Mound, Or When It Rains, It Pours


Back in college, and friend made an art installation with seasonings, salt, and several pounds of raw chicken meat (which after a few days was rancid as hell). But it was a memory that popped up after seeing this current piece from Japanese artist Motoi Yamamoto.

Taking five days to complete and 2,200 pounds of salt, it's...well, what is it? Looking closer, he transformed his massive salt pile into a super-intricate maze. Using the same plastic bottles that dispense machine oil, he worked his way from the back of the room and worked forward. Fortunately, no raw chickens were used.

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