"SHIGEKO KUBOTA: VIDEO SCULPTURE"

"Berlin Diary: Thanks to My Ancestors" (1981).
Five-inch monitor with white light. Attached by rope over the screen is Japanese calligraphy of the artist's ancestors' names painted in blue ink on pink crystal.

"Niagara Falls III" (1987)
"A freestanding wall covered with mirror shards containing ten monitors. A four channel, color videotape, color synthesized, shows simultaneously each of the four seasons...One speaker plays an audio of Niagara Falls in summer. A plywood basin covered with waterproof material painted black holds water and broken mirrors. A sprinkler system composed of a pipe mounted across the top of the back wall issues into the pool; water is pumped through metal pipe and recirculated back into the system. The 1987 versions each have fourteen monitors."

"Rock Video Cherry Blossoms" (1986)
"Three crystal rocks are placed on one large freestanding foam-rubber boulder surrounded by shards of broken plastic mirrors. A five-inch, color monitor is embedded in the boulder and shows a single-channel, color videotape of cherry blossoms."