The world has gone pear shaped is a playful take on the dystopias of our time – it asks where are now, what have we done to the earth and what possible futures do we want to create?
Imagine a large-scale planet that is pear shaped, provoking us to think. We’ve all seen images of devastated forests and empty lakes and rivers. Perhaps we’ve become immune to them. Imagine, instead, that our actions had changed the physical shape of the globe.
The project highlights how humankind is altering the Earth by creating a large-scale inflatable sculpture of our planet morphed into a pear using NASA open-source 3D high resolution images of planet Earth.
The photos taken by astronauts are some of the most iconic images of the last century. Seeing our planet floating in space gave us a new perspective on ourselves. But we need a new perspective – Can we change our relationship with our planet and get it back into shape?
Seeing Earth from space was a pivotal moment in history – The photos taken by astronauts are some of the most iconic images of the last century. Seeing our planet floating in space gave us a new perspective on ourselves. But we need a new perspective on the planet! Can we change our relationship with our planet and get it back into shape?
How would people react if the consequences of our ecologically destructive actions were visibly evident. Would that spur you into action? Can art open new ways of ‘seeing’ the world, which in turn might encourage us to adopt new ways of acting.
In a world full of bad news stories about the planet, this artwork attempts to pique our interest in a serious topic, via an unapologetic attention-grabbing sculpture.
The World Has Gone Pear Shaped but there is hope, there are reasons for pear optimism. Make a pledge to the pear to take one small green step for the planet.
The artwork plays with language, using a well-known saying ‘the world has gone pear shaped’ – meaning to go awry, to take a disastrous turn.
Co-commissioned by Stellar Projects, Leeds Light Night and Illuminate Oldham.
ABOUT TINE BECH
Tine Bech Studio is a multidisciplinary art studio creating beautiful and meaningful art experiences focused on positive social impact. They work with people and places to create public-realm projects, playful interactive installations, light art, sculptures and games.
Collaborative culture and digital creativity are at the heart of their work. They actively explore the relationship between people and physical place, engaging with communities and stakeholders to develop relevant and engaging site-specific artworks in collaboration. This approach allows them to create playful interactive artworks that are tested and developed with people for people, to create robust, interactive designs, with which visitors interact intuitively and participate actively.
They believe that culture creates communities, art is for everyone and belongs everywhere.
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