Artificial Nature

This is a prize-winning piece in the “Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture” genre left in Gappo Park during the Seikan Expo ’88, which was held in Aomori in 1988 to celebrate the opening of the Seikan Tunnel, which connects Honshu and Hokkaido. At the time, this piece was divided into two shapes, but was united into one when moved to the ACAC 13 years later after discussions with the artist. It was created in the shape of a towering bullet by accumulating crushed stone fragments quarried near Aomori City. Its current shape is 7 meters tall and 4 meters in diameter. Six cylindrical bronze pipes stick out of the top, into which deadwood from the surrounding forest is inserted.