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Tipping Point
Carol Hall

Tipping Point

This is a piece I created with my husband, Mark, called "Tipping Point". It features each of the elements and the issues our environment is challenged with (earth - drought, air - global warming, water - plastic pollution, fire - wildfire).

We made it to be a "please touch" interactive piece, as a reaction to being told at a gallery that I was not allowed to touch the piece I made. It has a round, wobbly bottom with an hourglass image on it.

The glass earth marbles can be raced along the top path, chosing the exit ramp to travel to the center cup. The message is that we can't just watch, we

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Carol Hall
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Canon Canon EOS 80D
Aperture
ƒ/16
Focal length
24.0 mm
Exposure time
1/125 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
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IMG_0008022.jpg
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2.8 MB
Date taken
Tue, 18 October 2022 3:12 PM
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3600px x 3600px

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