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An artist deeply concerned with social and environmental issues, Valsan Kolleri’s monumental sculptures reflect his deep commitment to his fellow human beings and to his planet, in both their material, which is usually recycled, and their subject.

The present lot, an organic looking globe enveloped by a network of pulsing veins, is Kolleri’s three-dimensional interpretation of the problem of global warming, an issue that affects all... An artist deeply concerned with social and environmental issues, Valsan Kolleri’s monumental sculptures reflect his deep commitment to his fellow human beings and to his planet, in both their material, which is usually recycled, and their subject.

The present lot, an organic looking globe enveloped by a network of pulsing veins, is Kolleri’s three-dimensional interpretation of the problem of global warming, an issue that affects all people equally, and, in his opinion, should unite them in the fight against it. Though this message may seem demure at first, the artist has not left this sculpture without sharp edges. On close examination, viewers realize that one side of the sphere seems to be caught in mid explosion, illuminating the piece’s eerie resemblance to an old grenade or unearthed landmine. In juxtaposing the organic planet with such agents of destruction, Kolleri is perhaps warning his viewers of the dire consequences of environmental pollution and the climatic changes it spawns.

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