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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/47/FSn7o.St.138.jpeg|414People gather at the start of Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. Artist Motoi Yamamoto created a temporary large-scale saltwork at the Mint from February 18-March 2, 2013. Motivated by grief over the death of his young sister, Yamamoto has been working in the medium of salt for almost 20 years. On Sunday March 3, the Dismantling Ceremony was held, and participants took part in scooping up the salt for later disbursement in the ocean. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/47/qJIpN.St.138.jpeg|432Salt sculpture artist Motoi Yamamoto writes "Thank You Charlotte" in salt during a ceremony at the start of Sunday's salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/47/1o1rJ.St.138.jpeg|423Salt sculpture artist Motoi Yamamoto scraped up the first salt in a ceremony at the start of Sunday's salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/47/1rg5jA.St.138.jpeg|419Participants walk onto the salt sculpture and begin to scrape it up at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. Artist Motoi Yamamoto created a temporary large-scale saltwork at the Mint from February 18-March 2, 2013. Motivated by grief over the death of his young sister, Yamamoto has been working in the medium of salt for almost 20 years. On Sunday March 3, the Dismantling Ceremony was held, and participants took part in scooping up the salt for later disbursement. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/47/1eM99P.St.138.jpeg|432Wilder Berl, 11 (center in plaid) and others scrape up salt at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/47/QWmM8.St.138.jpeg|414Participants walk onto the salt sculpture and begin to scrape it up at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/47/pTHvq.St.138.jpeg|433Participants walk onto the salt sculpture and begin to scrape it up at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown.DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/46/NOaOW.St.138.jpeg|433Kate Fox, 6, of Charlotte scrapes up salt at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/46/kr2bm.St.138.jpeg|419Leo Davelka, 5, makes a "salt angel" at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/46/14djGy.St.138.jpeg|525Leo Davelka, 5, makes a "salt angel" at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/46/mp4Ql.St.138.jpeg|525Participants scrape up and play with salt at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/46/1hk0ly.St.138.jpeg|448Truman Thomas, 5, helps sweep up the salt at the conclusion of Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/46/1lws7v.St.138.jpeg|507Participants scrape up salt at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/46/17svXi.St.138.jpeg|447Katherine Vest and son Henry Vest, 6, of Charlotte scrape up salt at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/46/Kajnu.St.138.jpeg|414Katherine Vest and son Henry Vest, 6, of Charlotte scrape up salt at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/46/1j3PzQ.St.138.jpeg|453Kate Fox, 6, of Charlotte writes her name in the salt as her mother Rana Fox watches at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/46/qxZyz.St.138.jpeg|436Duncan Agee, 11, plays with salt at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. Artist Motoi Yamamoto created a temporary large-scale saltwork at the Mint from February 18-March 2, 2013. Motivated by grief over the death of his young sister, Yamamoto has been working in the medium of salt for almost 20 years. On Sunday March 3, the Dismantling Ceremony was held, and participants took part in scooping up the salt for later disbursement in the ocean. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/45/VdI4S.St.138.jpeg|414Wilder Berl, 11, works to spell the words "thank you" in salt at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/03/03/16/45/18JYlW.St.138.jpeg|422Lucy Dunn, 8, and Wilder Berl, 11, play in the salt as they work on salt decorations at Sunday's Motoi Yamamoto salt sculpture dismantling ceremony at the Mint Museum uptown. Artist Motoi Yamamoto created a temporary large-scale saltwork at the Mint from February 18-March 2, 2013. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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