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“Tangible Earth (large-size)”
interactive digital globe

2001

Made in collaboration with Shinichi Takemura

The diameter of the earth is counted as 12,742km, and it is impossible for man intuitively to feel the scale. Tangible Earth is a try to make it to the scale, downscaled into 1 millionth, can be embraced by both hands. Tangible Earth is the first such interactive digital globe you can feel an active real time situation of the earth through the worldwide network. Operating directly by hand, you can look at any place on the earth at your will, and by zooming in to search as if you have a satellite eye. When you could see a moving cloud or an ocean current in only 1mm thick skin of the device, you could tell the reality of air and water as a very valuable substance. Through knowing these limited surroundings for creatures, the meaning is very significant to be reminded of environmental issues of the earth.
 
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