WWW (WORLD WAR WON)

Does winning mean losing?

WWW (World War Won), 2014 & 2026
Aluminium, fibreglass and silicone 
Unique work (set of 11)
Various sizes
© Mark Humphrey

“WWW (WORLD WAR WON) PLAYS ON ‘THE WAR TO END ALL WARS’, WW1 AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB, CONNECTING THE CONFLICTS OF THE PAST WITH THE RELENTLESS PROGRESSION OF MODERN WARFARE. FIBREGLASS BONE AND PINK SILICONE FLESH EMERGE FROM THE EVERY ONE REMEMBERED MOULDS, WHILE CAST ALUMINIUM BODY PARTS ECHO TOY SOLDIERS. RESEMBLING OYSTER SHELLS AND PEARLS, THE FORMS CONNECT THE HUMAN BODY WITH OBJECTS OF VALUE AND LUXURY.

LAID OUT LIKE A JEWELLERY DISPLAY OR AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION OF TREASURE, THE BODY PARTS BECOME BOTH PRECIOUS ARTEFACTS AND THE REMAINS OF DEVASTATION. WHAT APPEARS VALUABLE BECOMES GROTESQUE: FLESH, BONE AND LIFE REDUCED TO PRODUCTS OF CONQUEST. HUMANITY AND THE NATURAL WORLD BECOME COLLATERAL DAMAGE IN THE OBSESSION WITH POWER, WEALTH AND DOMINATION.”

Mark Humphrey