Inspired by a cave visited at the foot of Mount Fuji, Shinji Ohmaki constructed an installation designed to render visible the air we cannot see and the sounds we cannot hear. Liminal Air is composed of 123,000 nylon strings suspended in varying lengths in such a way that they collectively create a kind of cloud-like, inverted topography. Viewable from both the interior and exterior, Liminal Air is intended to convey to visitors the feeling of plunging into a wave of light.
Contact: Tokyo Gallery＋BTAP, Tokyo, Japan.
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Can you please send me more info on Liminal Air?
Thank you!
Susan
What is the fire safety (combustibility, flame spread) in a public space?
Nylon’s a technical fiber, so the fire safety can be anything from class-3 explosive (volcanic lava might not be in your safety concerns, given the inspiration) to fire reactive (i.e. a fire safety system…but with some repair and replacement expected.) I’d put NIR sensors and a mist system (directed foam backup facilities) in a gallery space. Fun!
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