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Imagine a pole piercing the earth. One end emerges in Neunkirchen, Germany and the other at a public space in Tokyo. You can push and pull this pole on one side of the earth and someone on the other side may push back to you.

You can also see the motion of the pole and of the audiences you communicate with on the other side of the earth.They may manipulate the pole like you or not like you. Regardless, the motion you make invites others to join in. This installation consists of a pair poles,applox 50 cm long, representing two ends of an imaginary bar passing through the earth. One pole resides at Berlin in Germany, the other at a public space in Tokyo.

When audience in one side pushes the pole, the pole in the other side slides out. And when audiences in both side push or pull at nealy the same time, they will feel each other the movement of the others touching who are communicating with them.

(source: www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/noriyuki)