Thoughts on Salt, Either Crystal-Clear or Dissolved.

Salt-Art exhibition can reconcile urgent social issues.

Courtesy Motoi Yamamoto, Labyrinth, 2013. Installation for the group exhibition ‘Peace Meets Art!’ at Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum.

‘Crystal-clear’ refers to mining salt, while ‘Dissolved’ describes sea salt.

𓆸𓏸𓂂𓂂𓏸𓍯𓂂𓂂𓇬𓈒𓂂𓏸𓇠𓇬𓈒𓂂𓂂𓏸𓍯𓆸𓏸𓂂𓂂𓏸𓍯𓂂𓂂𓇬𓈒𓂂𓏸𓇠𓇬𓈒𓂂𓂂𓏸𓍯𓆸𓏸𓂂𓂂𓏸𓍯𓂂𓂂𓇬𓈒𓂂𓏸𓇠

From ancient to modern times, salt has played a key role in our ecosystem, taking various forms from ‘crystal-clear’ rock salt to ‘dissolved’ salt in the sea. Salt has also profoundly enriched human thoughts and inspired their creativity. Art can provide essential opportunities to deepen the relation between people and salt, exploring ecological perspectives in future.

𓆸𓏸𓂂𓂂𓏸𓍯𓂂𓂂𓇬𓈒𓂂𓏸𓇠𓇬𓈒𓂂𓂂𓏸𓍯𓆸𓏸𓂂𓂂𓏸𓍯𓂂𓂂𓇬𓈒𓂂𓏸𓇠𓇬𓈒𓂂𓂂𓏸𓍯𓆸𓏸𓂂𓂂𓏸𓍯𓂂𓂂𓇬𓈒𓂂𓏸𓇠

The consequence can be ‘crystal-clear’ as common ideas to be shared or might be ‘dissolved’ in the fluidity of varied potentials.

Solar Method of Evaporating Salt Brine — Collecting, Draining, Hauling Sault, Syracuse, N.Y. Published by Keystone View Company, 1895.

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