Martin John Callanan: A Planetary Order (Terrestrial Cloud Globe)
Title:
A Planetary Order (Terrestrial Cloud Globe)
Artist(s) and People Involved:
Exhibiting Artist(s):
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Martin John Callanan
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- Slade School of Fine Art
- University College London
Symposium:
Venue(s):
Creation Year:
2009
Medium:
Sculpture
Artist Statement:
A Planetary Order is a terrestrial globe showing clouds from one single moment in time: precisely 0600 UTC on 2 February 2009. It is a physical visualisation of real-time scientific data. The shimmering white cloud globe freeze-frames the entire operation of the global atmospheric regime, and subtly highlights how fragile the environmental (and informational) systems are.
