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The View from Here

The View from Here is a very large, kinetic sculpture. It addresses the growing belief that humans will step beyond Earth at a point which, thanks to Spacex and others’ developing plans, no longer seems to be distant.

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I’m interested in the extent to which this affects our deep belief in the imperative to indefinitely sustain life on Earth. The work also poses questions about our characteristics as a species at this approaching moment.

The View From Here comprises a very large, orrery, a working model of the solar system (with a diameter of over 10m and height of over 5m) which is human ‘powered’. It appears to have been made from found objects: parts of bicycles, boats and ladders etc. The sun, planets and moons are all illuminated beach balls. And all Earth.

Steel/ wood/ found objects/ torches/ beach balls, 10m x10m x 5m, 2016

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The View from Here at GLOW, Eastbury Manor

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The Holy See Gets It/ Safe Haven/ The Children of Calais/ Eglantyne Jebb Memorial/ Krystyna Skarbek Memorial/ Memorial/ Squeeze/ The Ectoplasm of Self Delusion/

CREDITS:

  • Dermot Doyle, Resnova Specialised Construction