salt
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Artist Creates (And Destroys) Drawings With Salt
There are plenty of artists who have spent the majority of their careers devoted to a single unlikely medium. For James Turrell, it’s light. For El Anatsui, it’s soda tabs. But for Motoi Yamamoto, a 47-year-old Japanese artist whose two latest shows recently opened recently at Mint Museum and the Monterey Museum of Art, it’s…
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The Dead Sea Isn’t Really Dead After All
The Dead Sea earned its name because its 33 per cent salinity prevents the growth of most organisms. It’s one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water which is why microbiologists were surprised to find thick biofilms on its sea floor.
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The Salt Shaker Has Reached Its Evolutionary Climax
This is The Switch. It’s half pepper shaker, half salt shaker and entirely something I wish I’d thought of years ago.