toshihiko shibuya floats water pallet in sapporo sculpture garden
all images courtesy of toshihiko shibuya

 

 

 

japanese artist toshihiko shibuya has placed ‘water pallet’ floating on a square pool of water at the sapporo sculpture garden in japan. installed as part of the land-art work ‘way to the hidden garden’ by dani karavan, the white circles glide on the surface of the basin, reflecting a colorful hue. painted with pinks, blues and greens on their base, the overlapping objects cast a bright chroma as they layer a top each other. the project references the number 7 throughout: seven  articles sit in the 70-meter-long waterway, under a structural gate that spans 7 meters in height and the diameter of each disk 70cm. the latest in the series of environmental works is traditional to shibuya’s style, uniting color, object and movement.

 


water pallet movement
video courtesy of toshihiko shibuya

 

toshihiko shibuya water pallet
the piece is installed as part of the land-art work ‘way to the hidden garden’ by dani karavan

toshihiko shibuya water pallet
colors painted on the base cast vibrant hues on the floating disks

toshihiko shibuya water pallet
the project references the number 7 throughout

toshihiko shibuya water pallet
seven objects sit in the 70-meter-long waterway

toshihiko shibuya water pallet
situated under the gate at the sapporo sculpture garden