The Rising Tide, sculpture by Jason deCaires Taylor was temporarily installed on the intertidal zone at the foot of the building of the International Museum of Contemporary Art-Castillo de San José, Arrecife.
The Rising Tide sculpture by Taylor was previously installed by the artist on the River Thames foreshore at Vauxhall in London.
”The Rising Tide is a sculpture depicting four riders on their saddles, horses whose heads are oil drilling pumps , reflecting the great threat that hangs over the planet and especially on the seas and oceans”, explains the Centers for Arts, Culture and Tourism (CACT) in its statement. The figures are drawn in concrete neutral pH. Each sculpture is 2.70 meters high and weighs 8 tons and are friendly to the ecosystem.
Technical – Photos as shown top to bottom read left to right
| Date taken | 08 Dec 2016 14:22:40 | 08 Dec 2016 14:21:05 | 08 Dec 2016 14:20:56 | 08 Dec 2016 14:20:48 |
| Exposure time | 1/250 sec | 1/500 sec | 1/200 sec | 1/1000 sec |
| Aperture Value | 5.62 EV (f/7.0) | 4.62 EV (f/5.0) | 8.38 EV (f/18.2) | 5.00 EV (f/5.7) |
| ISO Speed Rating | 100 | 100 | 400 | 100 |
| Flash Fired | No | No | Yes | No |
| Metering Mode | Pattern | Pattern | Pattern | Pattern |
| Exposure Programme | Landscape Mode | Portrait Mode | Portrait Mode | Portrait Mode |
| Focal Length | 100.0 mm | 220.0 mm | 300.0 mm | 255.0 mm |