Motoi Yamamoto Crafts 100,000 Sakura Petals From Salt

Japanese artist Motoi Yamamoto is currently displaying a monumental installation at the Setouchi City Art Museum in Japan's Okayama prefecture. Entitled "Sakura Shibefuru," the exhibition features a massive work comprised of 100,000 cherry blossom petals made of salt scattered on the floor of the institution. The artist created the work to cope with the loss of his loved ones, crafting each salt petal one by one over the course of nine days.Accompanying the installation are two-dimensional works...