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Clouds Of Fof In Car Park


Heavens above! Breathtaking art installation pumps clouds of fog into city car park giving people the chance to walk in the clouds

PUBLISHED: 20:26 GMT, 25 April 2013 | UPDATED: 07:08 GMT, 26 April 2013
A breathtaking art installation gives people the chance to walk in the clouds by creating a thick blanket of fog on the roof of a city car park.
Cloud Parking, which was created by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya in Linz, Austria, back in 2011 uses a specially designed fog system to artificially create clouds which completely envelop visitors.
Powerful pumps blast out water at very high pressure through custom-designed nozzles which have holes just 120 microns wide, transforming it into dense fog.   
Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya's magical installation Cloud Parking on a rooftop in the city of Linz, Austria
Cloud city: Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya's magical installation Cloud Parking on a rooftop in the city of Linz, Austria
Ethereal: Two people take in the unusual atmosphere on the Austrian rooftop
Ethereal: Two people take in the unusual atmosphere on the Austrian rooftop
Artist Nakaya, 79, has used the technique to create dazzling installations in a number of different locations including a forest in Canberra, Australia and most recently in San Fransisco Bay.
She said: 'Scientifically, cloud and fog are the same, but conceptually, there is a big difference.' 
The effect varies considerably depending on the wind, temperature and humidity which all have a huge effect on how dense the fog will be.
Ms Nakaya has described fog as 'an interactive media' which 'conjures dialogue with nature' and 'reveals the innate' whereas clouds have 'never left the realm of romanticism,' reports My Modern Met.
Technique: Artist Fujiko Nakaya uses a custom-designed system to produce the clouds of fog which includes high pressure pumps and specifically designed fog nozzles
Technique: Artist Fujiko Nakaya uses a custom-designed system to produce the clouds of fog which includes high pressure pumps and specifically designed fog nozzles
Cloud Parking, which was created by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya in Linz, Austria, uses a special fog system to artificially created clouds to completely envelop visitors
Cloud Parking, which was created by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya in Linz, Austria, uses a special fog system to artificially created clouds to completely envelop visitors
The effect varies considerably depending on the wind, temperature and humidity which all have a huge effect on how thick the fog will be
The effect varies considerably depending on the wind, temperature and humidity which all have a huge effect on how dense the fog will be
Enveloped: A couple share a romantic moment while standing in a dense cloud of fog
Enveloped: A couple share a romantic moment while standing in a dense cloud of fog
Artist Nakaya, 79, has used the technique to create dazzling installations in a number of different locations including a forest in Canberra Australia and most recently in San Fransisco Bay
Artist Nakaya, 79, has used the technique to create dazzling installations in a number of different locations including a forest in Canberra Australia and most recently in San Fransisco Bay
Artist Nakaya said: 'Scientifically, cloud and fog are the same, but conceptually, there is a big difference'
Artist Nakaya said: 'Scientifically, cloud and fog are the same, but conceptually, there is a big difference'
A car park in Linz, Austria, is transformed into a heavenly fog sculpture by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya
A car park in Linz, Austria, is transformed into a heavenly fog sculpture by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya
A picture taken on a still night shows the clouds of fog sitting on the roof of the car park creating a magical effect
A picture taken on a still night shows the clouds of fog sitting on the roof of the car park creating a magical effect
On a bright windy day the clouds are thinner creating a vastly different effect
On a bright windy day the clouds are thinner creating a vastly different effect
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