E.E.POD 2 (White) /1996
Geiger counter, metal, motor, food, water.
• Public sculpture taking the form of emergency escape pod. In case of emergency, people can gen into the [E.E.POD] to escape, but the pod will stop functioning when the counter detects radiation ten times.To escape further, they have to keep dropping coins into its slot. For the mass-production of this public sculpture, the proceeds earned from [E.E.POD] will be used to produce another [E.E.POD].
BUNKER BUNKER /1998
iron, oxgen, food, water
• This survival shelter is for surviving in "The Ruins of the Future". It is an end-of-the-century dwelling whose interior is filled with Yanobe's items for emergency use.
RADIATION SUIT ATOM /1996
Geiger counter, PVC, strobe light
• Human-shaped radiation detecting suit with Geiger-Muller counters fixed to cover delicate organs (such as eyes, viscera, and genitalia). The suit flashes and counts radiation as radioactive rays go through the human body. The wearer of the suit becomes a living “antenna of the earth” who detects random cosmic rays, natural rays, or artificial rays.
TANKING MACHINE /1990
physiological solution of sodium chloride, steel, propane gas cylinder
• The tank is filled with a physiological solution of sodium chloride that is heated to approximately body temperature where one floats in a state of deprived sensory functions therefore being able to enter a state of meditation.
MARKING DOG /1991
video camera, monitor, transmitter, mirror, motor, scented water
• Weapon for conquest series. Territorial expansion reconnaissance machine. It walks by taking in the surrounding scenery as it pours scented water at its spots of fancy and extends its territory. Carries a reconnaissance camera at a dog's point of view.
YELLOW SUIT /1991
lead, steel, plants, Geiger counter
• Radiation protective gear covered with steel plates and lead constructed immediately after the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant disaster in Fukui Prefecture for the purpose of radiation protection. The weight in the shape of a balance which supports the heavy weight suit is an oxygen generation device for the photosynthesis process of plants. As an attachment, there is a suit for the dog and a Geiger counter.
FOOT SOLDIER (GODZILLA) /1991
urethane rubber, steel, motor
• Weapon for conquest series, a “tele-existence” type pants-model travelling weapon. The independent right-left drivability with the foot switch at the driver's seat allows walking movement by the alignment of the driver's feet.
SOUL OF BUBBLE KING /1992
steel, rubber, fan, computer
• An anti-personal intimidation protection suit developed along with Inoue Brothers Inc. When an invader approaches, it threatens by swelling up its body and the passenger is protected at the same time being pressurized by the airbag system.
Viva Riva Project (Standa) /2001
aluminum, brass, motor
• This monument to revival has a figure standing in "The Ruins of the Future". The work was based on a doll picked up by Yanobe while wearing ATOM SUIT in the ruins of a Chernobyl nursery school. The doll stands up when it detects radiation.
GIANT TORAYAN /2005
aluminium, steel, brass, FRP, styrofoam
• This GIANT TORAYAN doll is the ultimate child's weapon, as it sings, dances, breathes fire, and follows only those orders given by children.
