Reverse of Volume RG is a dazzling new installation at Rice Gallery in Houston by Japanese artist Yasuaki Onishi.

These photos don’t do it justice.  But Onishi’s process, which he calls “casting the invisible”, in producing this ghost of an installation is no less fascinating.  First, with the help of his assistant, Onishi draped plastic sheeting over a scaffold of boxes.  Then strands of hot black glue were dripped from the ceiling to seal the plastic in place.  When the glue dried, they removed the boxes, leaving the plastic to float in mid-air like vapor.

Great British sand sculptures!

This 5th exhibition at the Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dunes, Japan, is focused on the theme of ‘Great Britain’ in honor of the London 2012 Olympic Games.  Open to the public from now until Jan 2013, fourteen sculptors from all over the world created British-themed structures such as modern London and its various landmarks like Big Ben and Westminster plus other symbols of the British empire such as William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth.

Photos by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images.