Olafur Eliasson Exhibition: A Cycle of Interconnected Moments in Concert

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    • I wanted to try this, but they said it was only for people who made reservations online in advance.
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    • I forgot to take a picture of the bottom of the machine.
      • It’s got a big weight on it and it’s swinging around.
  • plurality now.

    • The idea that each person is living in a different moment in time, and that by meeting and interacting with each other, they are “sharing each other’s moment”.
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  • The smallest unit that makes up the “cycle of interconnected moments in harmony” and “air for breathing” is a dual-objective polyhedron with 11 faces. The material used for this product is also unique. It is a recycled zinc alloy (90% zinc) made by a special method that extracts zinc (a trace amount of zinc that is considered safe to release into the atmosphere) from the smoke generated when industrial waste is burned (technical cooperation: KIBAKU).


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