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World Saving Machine

World Saving Machine I and III are part of the WSM-project. These works of art focus on transformation of solar energy into ice– literally, as well as (on a larger scale) metaphorically. Originally it is a reaction on spectacular exhibitions and artistic projects using resources without environmental consciousness, as e.g. an exhibition of glacier ice:” Your Waste of Time“, by Olafur Eliasson, 2006 or the suggestion to transport icebergs to Belfast Harbour by Rita Duffy. It also refers to artificial worlds such as Tropical Island in Germany and Ski resorts in Saudi Arabia all realized with fatal use of fossil energy to create aesthetic illusions and destroying the existing world. The machines negotiate environmentalism and climate change – but without the usual cynicism, proposing solutions of a thought provoking sense of humour to visualize human potential. WSM also explores the impact of science, innovation and scientific illustration on the 21st century aesthetics. The sculptures are located on the interface between fiction, narration, vision and reality. A fictive campaign was launched about their genesis. Sander collaborated with researchers, composers and engineers to make the installations. A broader dialogue is very much part of the work. All of this sought to move forward the agenda for how we promote the understanding of art and be effective in interventions channeled through the arts. The artistic director Prof. Chung invited Sander to have a solo exhibition in MoA (Museum of Art, Seoul), Korea and to install a real snow producing WSMIII supported by SNU. WSM I models and documentations where selected for the KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) Science Humanity Muses Project by PARK, Soojin who curated the international group exhibition in Daejun, South Korea. Some objects where acquired by the University for permanent display.