About the artwork

Rain, snow, snowmelt, beech forests storing water… Spring water born from the natural cycles thriving in Matsunoyama creates this sound. Tin, Kin, Pin… Water droplets strike various points on the sound object, which features spiral-shaped slits, producing tones. The ever-changing, never-repeating resonance evolves in diverse ways.The spring water becomes an improvisational performer, giving birth to accidental rhythms and sequences of sound. At times abundant, at times silent—and then, passing through this installation, the spring water returns to the Rice Fields downstream, once again nourishing the land. We hope you will follow the tower, encounter the diverse sounds of the spring water, and let your thoughts wander to the environment of this place.