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artprize:

Tōhoku Japanese Earthquake Sculpture by Luke Jerram. 

About the piece:

This sculpture was made to contemplate the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. To create the sculpture a seismogram of the earthquake was rotated using computer aided design and then printed in 3 dimensions using rapid prototyping technology. The artwork measures 30cm x 20cm and represents 9 minutes of the earthquake.

Look for it soon at the Jerwood Space in London for a show called Terra. The show will also include his fantastic virus sculptures.

You may remember Luke Jerram for placing pianos all over Grand Rapids during ArtPrize 2010.

I wonder if Cheryl Pope had earthquakes on the brain when making her tops.  It’s  interesting how both these works are related to representations of collapse and manifested in very similar forms.

(via npr)