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Artist Creates Sculpture Out Of Spilled Water

Shinichi Maruyama’s water sculptures capture the fleeting beauty of tumbling water while combining the disciplines of performance, photography, and sculpture.

When you think of sculpting, water isn’t the first material that comes to mind. Frozen water and ice sculpting, sure, but in its liquid form, you’d think creating a water sculpture would be like herding cats, a thankless task more often ending with a puddle or wet carpet than anything that could be termed “art.” But what if you captured the sculpted water in super slow-mo? If you’ve ever seen a droplet hitting a puddle or a water balloon bursting in all its explosive glory, then you already know water looks impressive when viewed at a slower pace. Now, what if that water was manipulated to form elegant shapes and forms?

That’s just what artist Shinichi Maruyama does. Using a Phase One P45 camera and a Broncolor Strobe, along with his hands, cups of water and the all important force of gravity, Maruyama turns the fleeting beauty of falling water into fragile works of art, existing only for a short period, but captured forever by the unblinking eye of a camera. So, next time you spill a glass of water, just think of the temporary sculptures you’ve inadvertently created while it cascades to the floor.

[via Boing Boing]