Rock Balancing

Rock balancing is an art, discipline, or hobby depending upon the intent of the practitioner in which rocks are balanced on top of one another in various positions; these scenes may then be photographed.

 

An arrangement of stones is pictured at Daranak falls in Tanay, Rizal province, east of Manila after a rock balancing performance September 5, 2011. Rock balancing is a performance art which involves arranging natural stones usually found on location, in gravity-defying arrangements without the need of any additional tools. Local environment enthusiasts Leandro Mendoza and Ildefonso Vista pioneered this art form in hope of creating greater awareness among people towards environmental conservation. Picture taken September 5, 2011 by Cheryl Ravelo.
Local environment enthusiast Ildefonso Vista (L) performs rock balancing as a man watches at Daranak falls in Tanay, Rizal province, east of Manila September 5, 2011. Rock balancing is a performance art which involves arranging natural stones usually found on location, in gravity-defying alignments without the need of any additional tools. Environment enthusiasts Leandro Mendoza and Vista pioneered this art form in hope of creating greater awareness among people towards environmental conservation. Picture taken September 5, 2011 by Cheryl Ravelo.
Environment enthusiast Leandro Mendoza performs rock balancing at a school in Tanay, Rizal province, east of Manila September 5, 2011. Rock balancing is a performance art which involves arranging natural stones usually found on location, in gravity-defying arrangements without the need of any additional tools. Local environment enthusiasts Mendoza and Ildefonso Vista pioneered this art form in hope of creating greater awareness among people towards environmental conservation. Picture taken September 5, 2011 by Cheryl Ravelo. 
Students try rock balancing, a performance art which involves arranging stones usually found on location, in gravity-defying alignments without the need of any tools, at a school in Tanay, Rizal province, east of Manila September 5, 2011. Local environment enthusiasts Leandro Mendoza and Ildefonso Vista pioneered the art form in hope of creating greater awareness among people towards environmental conservation. Picture taken September 5, 2011 by Cheryl Ravelo.