Terra Incognita

TERRA INCOGNITA

The highest mountain of all 7 continents is to be the very centre of each segment, irrespective of its position relative to the North Pole. Around that midpoint, the composition of a continent would determine the direction of the North-South axis. This resulted in different dimensional scales, which means the continents on the seven sculptures are no longer dimensionally interrelated, making their recognition increasingly difficult.

The position of the sculptures
The sculptures are positioned in such a way that the heights of the highest mountains on each element decrease as you walk towards the rear of the building. Consequently, the sculpture line starts with the sculpture depicting Mount Everest and ends with Carstensz Pyramid, the artwork’s lowest mountain. The individual sculptures are positioned so that the segment of the earth’s crust points towards the actual mountain. 

Each bronze sculpture is 3.60 meters tall and weighs over 1000 kilograms. The entire artwork demonstrates how relatively small and therefore vulnerable our planet is.

A PITY

This beautiful and unique artwork has been stored in a secret location for over 10 years. Terra Incognita was removed when the company relocated its activities. The multinational company is not able to relocate the sculpture series or donate them to for instance cities where the audience can enjoy this Artwork.