As part of the Rio Olympics' cultural program, artist Mariko Mori has installed a 10-foot acrylic ring above a waterfall near the city. The color of the ring changes color depending on where the viewer is standing and the position of the sun.

Away from the competition and controversy of the 2016 Rio Olympics, Japanese artist Mariko Mori made a quiet statement in Brazil.

Atop the 190-foot Véu da Noiva waterfall in Mangaratiba (a municipality on the outskirts of the state of Rio de Janeiro), her prismatic "Ring: One With Nature" -- a 10-foot acrylic ring, supported by a Teflon-coated stainless steel -- appears suspended in air.

Artist Mariko Mori

Through a trick of the light, it seems to change hue -- blue, gold, transparent -- depending on the position of the sun and viewer.

"The Olympic game logo, the symbolic logo is five rings symbolizing the unification of all nations and ethnicities, and celebrating peace," Mori said in her London studio ahead of August 2 unveiling ceremony.

"I wanted to add a new ring with which to symbolize the connection between humans and nature."

"Ring: One With Nature" has been installed atop the 190-foot Véu da Noiva waterfall in Mangaratiba, a municipality on the outskirts in of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It officially opened to on August 2.

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By Allyssia Alleyne

Source: CNN