About the artwork
Rain, snow, snow melt, and beech forests storing water. . . water throughout Matsunoyama’s natural cycle makes the sounds for the work. Plink, plank, plunk. . . as the drops of water hit our device, with its whorl shaped slits, the sound changes. One never hears the same sound twice. Like a musician, spring water improvises; unexpected rhythms and sequences of sound take shape. Sometimes it is noisy and sometimes quiet.The water passes through the installation and runs to the terraced rice fields below, where it moistens the soil. We want people walking in the tower, and hearing the varied sounds of spring water, to think about this region’s natural environment.
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| Artwork no. | Y021 |
|---|---|
| Production year | 2003 |
| Opening hours | [~11/30] 9:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30) [12/1-3/9] 9:00-16:00 (last admission 15:30) |
| Admission | ［Kyororo entrance fee］ Adult: ¥600, Under Children 15 years old: Free (*Depending on the period, Passport for viewing artworks and common tickets may be sold.) |
| Closed | *[-11/30] Tue, [12/1-3/9]Tue & Wed, (If a national holiday falls on a Tuesday, the museum will be open on that day and closed on the following weekday.) *Closed for year-end and New Year’s holidays: 12/26 (Thu.) – 1/1 (Wed.) |
| Area | Matsunoyama |
| Village | Matsuguchi |
| Official website | http://www.matsunoyama.com/kyororo/ |
| Open dates | Open all year / Closed on Tue except holidays *[-11/30] Tue, [12/1-3/9]Tue & Wed, (If a national holiday falls on a Tuesday, the museum will be open on that day and closed on the following weekday.) Closed for year-end and New Year’s holidays: 12/26 (Thu.) – 1/1 (Wed.) |
| Venue | 1712-2 Matsuguchi, Matsunoyama, Tokamachi-city, Niigata |
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