BLUE PLANET
Are we solid?
Blue Planet, 2013-2014
Sodalite
Unique work
H180 x W200 x D190cm
© Mark Humphrey
COLLABORATOR
Pietrasanta Cultural Institute
“BLUE PLANET TRANSFORMS A LARGE BLOCK OF NATURAL BLUE SODALITE, TAKEN FROM THE EARTH, INTO AN EVOCATION OF THE OCEANS THAT COVER OUR PLANET. ITS IMMENSE, GLOBAL FORM APPEARS ALMOST FLUID, YET REMAINS COMPLETELY SOLID – CREATING A TENSION BETWEEN WHAT WE SEE AND WHAT THE MATERIAL ACTUALLY IS.
THE WORK EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOLID AND LIQUID, PERMANENCE AND CHANGE. A SPHERICAL STONE FORMED WITHIN THE EARTH BECOMES AN IMAGINED OCEAN, ITS DEEP BLUE SURFACE SUGGESTING THE VASTNESS AND MOVEMENT OF WATER. THE OCEANS MAY APPEAR ENDURING, BUT THEIR BALANCE IS PRECARIOUS. RISING TEMPERATURES AND CHANGING CONDITIONS CAN ALTER WATER TEMPERATURES, CURRENTS AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS ON A GLOBAL SCALE, AFFECTING LIFE BOTH ON AND OFF THE WATER.”
Mark Humphrey
