Gravity refers to the sensation that derives from the awareness of the natural, vertical gravitational force. It may be experienced in broad situations such as being in a lift that starts to ascend, descend or stops, jumping, falling over, riding on a swing and sitting on a rocking chair.
| Object movements
| Kinesthetic representation
Puwants Spiral
Puwants Spiral is an artificial waterplant which is made of a flower and a spiral-shaped stem. As the air accumulates in the flower, it extends the spiral stem. Once the air accumulates to a certain amount, it gets out of the tiny hole on top of the flower and the total structure sinks downwards. Suddenly the sense of gravity appears.
Puwants Dahlia by Kosei Komatsu
Puwants Dahlia is an artificial water plant which stands using the buoyancy of air stuck in the flower. The air is supplied through the stem made of a plastic tube. When the air goes out from the tiny hole on top of the flower, the plant loses buoyancy and consequently its balance momentarily. When Puwants Dahlia loses its balance, there is a moment of fear of losing the balance and stability. This feeling can be expressed with a body gesture shown above.
Bending Sculpture
It consists of a foam sphere, a carbon fibre, a wooden pillar and base.
The sense of balance and imbalance repeats and gradually attenuates. It is anthropomorphic; the sphere looks like a head on top of a body of the fibre. The sculpture overall may look like a human bowing. The sense of tilting the upper body could be simulated.
kinesthetic representation
Shishi-odoshi in Shisendo Temple
Puwants Dahlia is an artificial water plant which stands using the buoyancy of air stuck in the flower. The air is supplied through the stem made of a plastic tube. When the air goes out from the tiny hole on top of the flower, the plant loses buoyancy and consequently its balance momentarily.