Martin John Callanan: A Planetary Order (Terrestrial Cloud Globe)

Title:

A Planetary Order (Terrestrial Cloud Globe)

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Martin John Callanan

Symposium:

• ISEA2010: 16th International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• Museum fuer Kunst und Kulturgeschichte (MKK) , Dortmund , Germany

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.

Category:

• Art Exhibition
• Sculptural Objects
• Installation Art