Dress submerged in Dead Sea becomes beautiful salt sculpture

Sigalit Landau submerges everyday objects in the Dead Sea for months and even years until salt deposits transform them into otherworldly sculptures.

Below is the dress as it appeared before two years of submersion:

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Last year, Sigalit created the haunting Island of Shoes using the same method.

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Bonus video: Sigalit took a pair of salted shoes to a frozen lake and recorded them melting holes in the ice.

https://vimeo.com/153892212

Lots more at Sigalit's website.

Sigalit Landau: Salt (via Inhabitat)