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There is a region of our planet that no human being has ever visited. No one has ever seen this place, yet what happens here affects every one of us every day of our lives. It is 2,000 miles beneath our feet, the Earths molten core. Here a vast ocean of liquid iron generates an invisible force, the Earths magnetic field. It is what makes our compasses point north. But it does a lot more: it helps to keep the Earth a living planet. Our neighbors, Venus and Mars, have only weak magnetic fields, which means they are unprotected from the deadly radiation sweeping through the solar system. The Earth, on the other hand, exists within a vast magnetic cocoon, a force-field that for billions of years has sheltered us on our journey through space. This sculpture is a spiritual reaction to these issues. Hand at the bottom holding the planet, form spiraling up and looping around twice. Spiritual profile on top with hair and hand emanating out of back pointing out for divine energy. Energy pours in through the top spirals down and results in protection for the earth.
24/8/5 SOAPSTONE 2006 |
