Tower of the Sun, Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Osaka, Japan ~ 2018
This is probably my favorite sculpture ever. I remember going to this park when I visited Osaka during Halloween weekend and seeing this tall, looming thing by itself on a large, well kept lawn. It's just extraordinary. I think I stood there and just stared at it for 10 minutes. It doesn't feel like something you'd find on Earth -- like it was a gift from some other planet/species as a ambassadorial gift or something. Like an inter-galactic Eifel tower.
It was made by avant-garde artist Taro Okamoto and after a quick scan of his wiki page, it was inspired by pre-colombian imagery. I think it's one of those kinds of things you either like or dislike immediately. I loved it. The second picture is still my lock screen. There's just something so incredibly captivating. And I just love the idea of making something like this in a public park for the sake of it. For the pure, absurd joy of art. We need more of it.
Last Saturday I did some video at Mass Movement during Shadow Money Spell Exchange. I'm not the greatest when it comes to video and this was a unique challenge as I shot it on 8mm film. Cool nonetheless and a huge learning moment! (Also hey Sony: BRING BACK HI-8 TAPES!!!)