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YAKUSHIMA ISLAND: Detaching of the Surface of the Sea

2000.3.31–4.2

 

An attempt to create a water mirror by cutting the sea surface to a square shape, using the level differences in the tide.

It was planned as something to be paired with the giant mirror for gCLOCK: A Shaft of Light of 70 million yearsh (1990).

In the  morning of April 1, we set up a 4‡u pool between two poles pinned at high and low tides the day before.

However, the level of the tide did not rise enough, so a completely clearcut sea surface did not appear when the tide fell.

It was an experiment, but we confirmed that our plan is highly realizable.