Just before going to the 52nd floor of the Roppongi Hills (Mori Tower) skyscraper to watch the sun's rays fade over Tokyo, we accidentally found the Maman Spider in the building's forecourt next to the Mori Art Museum).
The original Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois. The sculpture, is among the world's largest, measuring over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide. It includes a sac containing 32 marble eggs and its abdomen and thorax are made of ribbed bronze. The original sculpture is on permanent exhibition at London's Tate Modern. This is one of only 6 bronze copies.
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| Maman Spider |
Whilst taking in the views of the Tokyo skyline we were also able to get a glimpse of an excellent Pixar exhibition on the observation deck level. We suspect that this exhibition has been perfectly timed to coincide with the release of Toy Story 4 on July 12.
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| Nella meets Dory at the top of a Roppongi Hills (Mori Building). Fancy getting this far from the Great Barrier Reef! |
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| Special g'day from Sulley and Mike to grand daughters Niamh and Connie. |
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