Fujiko Nakaya Creates Permanent Fog Installation in Meuse Region

Fujiko Nakaya has completed Fog Garden #07172, a permanent installation titled Le Vent des forêts in Nicey-sur-Aire, France. The work uses an algorithm to control artificial fog, varying its behavior based on the natural environment. Nakaya collaborated with a Japanese garden master and reactivated an old pumping station. The installation incorporates moss, asymmetry, and stones sourced from local quarries, some cut to mimic tree rings. Anne-Marie Duguet will release a DVD on Nakaya in her 'Anarchive' collection. Nakaya holds a patent for the aerodynamic and thermodynamic formula that governs the fog's volume, shape, and movement. The work explores visibility, tangibility, and vulnerability.