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.


