The Great Indoors

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Creator	Martin Parr
Title	JAPAN. The Great Indoors. 1996. JAPAN. Miyazaki. The Artificial beach inside the Ocean Dome. 1996.
Date	1996
ARTstor Collection	Magnum Photos
ID Number	LON14581.jpg
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Download Size	1024,1024 This image captures the absurdity of artificial sun, sand, and surf. The drawn back perspective shows not only the popularity of this attraction, but also reinforces the fact that this is an indoor imitation. The painted horizon, sky, and clouds only cover a small portion of the enclosure. These folks seem satisfied with the shallow illusion and lay contently “sunning” themselves under the florescent light.