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Shigeko HIRAKAWA
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des Arts de Malakoff, September - November 2001 |
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Shigeko HIRAKAWA
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| Maison
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Château d'O in
Montpellier, France, May 2003
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| Demesticated Water 2003 Installation in the grounds of the Château d'O 4 elements of 180cm in diameter 4 elements of 150cm in diameter (water, PVC cristal container, fluorescein, wood), around the artwork Connected Air |
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| Installation
commissioned by the Herault Departmental Council in Montpellier,
France. This temporary installation occupied an area of over 1000m2 between the castle and the main entrance to the grounds. The exhibition was organized by the Herault Department of Culture on the occasion of the Festival «Saperlipopette, Voilà Enfantillage», and took place from 8 to 18 May 2003. |
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| Domesticated Water 2003
I created eight giant drops of water scattered according to space, the distance between the drops and the pond which characterizes that idea of water. The water is retained in a crystal-clear plastic container and awaits to be coloured with a chemical pigment called fluorescein. This pigment is used by scientists to track the flow of underground water once the water has been dyed. This method of tracking the flow of water demonstrates the idea of anticipation and intention as opposed to nature and its natural cyclical phenomenon. Inside each of the crystal-clear plastic containers, there is a black circle which absorbs the light like a bottomless pit and gives an impression of darkness. Once fluorescein has come into contact with the black circle, the water changes into bright green. (S.Hirakawa) |
| Domesticated Water in Pau and in
Phalempin, France |
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| Copyright © 2005
Shigeko
Hirakawa photo : Shigeko Hirakawa |