Mariko Mori plans to build a solar monument on Miyako Island, located 180 miles off the coast of the Japanese island of Okinawa.

The piece, titled Primal Rhythm, will place a towering column and a glowing sphere on separate rock mounds in the island’s bay.

During the annual Winter Solstice, the sun will shine directly in line with the two sculptures — respectively dubbed the Sun Pillar and the Moon Rock — casting a shadow from the pillar to the orb.

Tourists who visit the island during the other 364 days of the year will not be disappointed, however: the Moon Rock will be programmed to change color with the rise and fall of the local tides.

Courtesy Mariko Mori Studio, Inc.


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