
An installation that concentrates attention on the presence of a single drop illuminated by light. Light projected from beneath a water basin slowly melts a block of ice. As the ice dissolves, a drop forms and eventually falls. At that instant, a small splash flashes briefly. Though easily overlooked, time is embedded in this event. Ice changes form, water spreads, and faint sound resonates. With each falling drop, light flickers into the space, establishing a quiet rhythm. Control is reduced to a minimum; natural melting itself becomes the compositional principle. Through continuously transforming matter, the work traces the imprint of time within space. A vanishing moment becomes paradoxically memorable—this tension lies at its core.





Technical Data
Type: Research-based Installation
Exhibition: Independent project
Venue: Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
Material: ice, water, glass, LED
Size: H 700–1000 × W 2480 × D 14900 mm
Ice unit: H 60 × Ø 60 mm
Credits
Shooting: Takatoku Nishi